- plural of crown jewel.
crown jewels
Britishplural noun
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A prized possession or asset, as in The Iliad and Odyssey are the crown jewels of ancient literature , or The software products are the company's crown jewels . This usage transfers the value of royal jewels to some other object. [Late 1800s]
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Also, family jewels . The male genitals, especially the testicles. For example, She gave the would-be mugger a hard kick in the family jewels . A slang euphemism, the term dates from the 1970s, and the variant from the early 1900s.
Example Sentences
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Robert K. Wittman, a former FBI agent who specialized in investigating the crime, discusses the recent trend that has seen crown jewels, paintings and more stolen from institutions across Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
If Mark Walter is selling one of the crown jewels of Los Angeles sports, is he about to sell the other?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Wimbledon is always a very special tournament and one of the crown jewels of the British summer of sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
ABC staked the future of one of its reality crown jewels on the popularity of #MomTok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Fine, I thought, let him ship the crown jewels.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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