cojones
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- noun
- /koʊˈhoʊneɪz/
- Offensive
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cojones
- That politician really showed his cojones by standing up to the critics.
If Congress had any real cojones, they would have on Tuesday, Knight said.
- If Congress had any real cojones, they would have on Tuesday, Knight said.
- And what we have today are people without any guts, no cojones, no cojones.
- He may need to to grab his cojones and some people would say all right and make some things happen.
Examples
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I give her some cred, though, for being one of the first Democrats to actually have the cojones to say, you know what?
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If you got the kahunas or the cojones to do it, do it.
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Well, I, I, I mean, the man has cojones of steel.
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If Congress had any real cojones, they would have on Tuesday, Knight said.
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And what we have today are people without any guts, no cojones, no cojones.
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They don't have what the Mexican calls cojones or guts, as the case may be.
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You have to have some serious cojones to confront the bullies like that.
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Choosing to speak out against injustice takes a lot of cojones.
Synonyms
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Courage to do something difficult even when you feel afraid
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Bravery that someone shows when they face a difficult or dangerous situation
How Brave
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cojones is a Spanish word that literally means 'testicles'. People use it as a strong slang word for 'courage', much like the English word 'balls', so saying someone has cojones means they are very brave.