‖ cojones, n. pl.
(kəʊˈhəʊneɪs)
[Sp., pl. of cojón testicle; cf. cullion.]
a. Testicles. b. Courage, ‘guts’.
| 1932 Hemingway Death in Aft. ii. 28 It takes more cojones to be a sportsman where death is a closer party to the game. 1966 T. Capote In Cold Blood iv. 274 The baseball field was mud up to your cojones. 1966 N. Behn Kremlin Letter i. vi. 85 ‘Hit that big cow in the crutch!.. In the cojones,’ he roared at her, pointing to his own anatomy. 1966 Guardian 30 July 7 You have the cojones to ask me if I still got confidence in Britain? |