cullion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of testicle.
  2. Synonym of asshole or bollocks, a mean, vile, or otherwise contemptible person.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌl.jən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cullion.wav

Word forms

cullion cullions

Etymology

From Middle English coilon, borrowed from Old French coillon (“testicle, vile fellow, coward, dupe”), from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Doublet of culeus and cojones.

Synonyms

testicle asshole or bollocks

Derived words

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