cojones

[ kaw-haw-nes; English kuh-hoh-neys, -neez ]

/ kɔˈhɔ nɛs; English kəˈhoʊ neɪs, -niz /

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noun Spanish: Sometimes Vulgar.

(used with a plural verb) testes.

courage.

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Words nearby cojones

coital exanthema, coition, coitus, coitus interruptus, coitus reservatus, cojones, coke, coked-up, cokehead, coke oven, coker

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How to use cojones in a sentence

Regarding the cojones: Jake had none, he had been emasculated by a war injury.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet, few would actually have the cojones to go to a lesbian bar.
A New Huck on the Hardcore LGBT Hudson|William O’Connor|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So the House GOP leadership deserves real credit for finally getting the cojones to back immigration reform.
Will Immigration Reform Be John Boehner’s Legacy?|John Avlon|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he still has the cojones to speak his mind: Thomas Freidman is a ‘pompous ass.’
Ed Koch at 88: New York’s Still-Outspoken Ex-Mayor Holds No Grudges|Lloyd Grove|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I thought, This guy has bigger cojones than any reporter who has ever covered a war.
Bob Simon: Mike Wallace Was an Inquisitor With a Tender Soul|Bob Simon|April 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cojones

cojones

/ Spanish (koˈxones) /

pl n

testicles

manly courage

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