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cojones
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cojones
(noun)
cojones
/kə
ˈ
hoʊˌneɪs/
noun
cojones
/kə
ˈ
hoʊˌneɪs/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of COJONES
[
plural
]
US slang
1
:
boldness or courage needed to do something
You don't have the/enough
cojones
[=
guts
,
nerve
] to fight me.
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2
:
a man's testicles
threatened to kick him in the
cojones
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