cojones

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

/ kɔˈhɔ nɛs; English kəˈhoʊ neɪs, -niz /

noun Spanish: Sometimes Vulgar.

(used with a plural verb) testes.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Words nearby cojones

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

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Example sentences from the Web for cojones

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

With Michele Bachmann out of the race, none of the rest of the GOP candidates seems to have any cojones.
Paul Begala: Mitt Romney’s Competition Folds in New Hampshire Debate|Paul Begala|January 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cojones

cojones

/ Spanish (koˈxones) /

pl n

testicles

manly courage

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