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cullion

Meaningtesticle

Common meaning: worthless or contemptible person, as an old insult

Journey through time

  1. Latincoleus‘testicle’source
  2. Frenchcouillon‘testicle or contemptible person’source
  3. Englishcullion‘worthless or contemptible person, as an old insult’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin coleus ‘testicle’.

Roots

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