2. Noun. (slang usually considered vulgar) balls, bollocks, courage, machismo, chutzpah ¹
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Definition of Cojones
1. courage [n] - See also: courage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cojones
| coitional coitions coits coix cojoin cojoined cojoining cojoins cojuror coke | coke-bottle coke bottle coked cokehead cokeheads cokelike cokenay cokenays coker cokernel | cokernels cokernut |
Literary usage of Cojones
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Illustrating the Arms, Arts, and Literature by James Dennistoun (1851)
"DE cojones. Such was the manner of life of Italian seigneurs and condottieri,
ever intriguing with their opponents, and most dreading to be of the weaker ..."
2. Building Human Intelligence by Arnold Lorand (1917)
"... I would mention that when the Spaniard wants to indicate an energetic and
courageous man he uses the expression, "Tiene cojones"-(he has testicles). ..."
3. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
""I'll cut out his cojones with my own hands when I find him!" she yelled. "His and
his Chinese friends'." "Did you say Chinese?" Rawley said. ..."
4. 54 by Wu Ming (2005)
"A great mind, and with two enormous great cojones. He's an exile too, like all
the rest of us.' ‘One hell of a harangue!' commented the boy. ..."
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