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cullion

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Cullion (noun) means (vulgar, dated) A testicle.

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(vulgar, dated) A testicle.
2
(vulgar, dated) A term of abuse for someone contemptible.
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Etymology

Comes from Middle English coilon, borrowed from Old French coillon ("testicle, vile fellow, coward, dupe"), from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus ("sack, scrotum"). It is a doublet of culeus and cojones.

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What is the meaning of cullion?
"cullion" (noun) means (vulgar, dated) A testicle.
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Other words for "cullion" include testicle.
What are the different meanings of cullion?
"cullion" has 2 main meanings: 1. (vulgar, dated) A testicle; 2. (vulgar, dated) A term of abuse for someone contemptible.

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