couillon
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French couillon, from Old French coillon, from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative singular of *cōleō, from Latin cōleus; equivalent to couille + -on. Compare Catalan colló, Spanish cojón, Portuguese colhão, Italian coglione.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
couillon m (plural couillons, feminine couillonne)
- (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
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Il t'a vraiment trompée ? J'étais sûr que c'était un couillon, ce type.
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He really tricked you? I knew he was a bastard.
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- (vulgar) coward
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C'est un vrai couillon, il est pas capable d'aborder une fille.
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He's a real coward, he's not capable of approaching a girl.
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- (card games) A Belgian card game that is also played in Limburg and on the border of Luxemburg and Germany.
- (Louisiana) joker, funny person; nut, nutter
- (Louisiana) fool, simpleton, nitwit
Adjective[edit]
couillon (feminine singular couillonne, masculine plural couillons, feminine plural couillonnes)
Usage notes[edit]
- As both an adjective and a noun, couillon is not as vulgar or strong in Louisiana French or even in France.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “couillon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
- A detailed explanation of the couillon card game family
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French coillon, from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative singular of *cōleō, from Latin cōleus; equivalent to couille + -on.
Noun[edit]
couillon m (plural couillons)
- (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
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1552, François Rabelais, Le Tiers Livre:
- Il est (dist lors frere Ian) sourd. Il n'entend ce que tu luy diz couillon.
- He is (said their brother Jan) deaf. He can't hear what you say, dickhead.
- Il est (dist lors frere Ian) sourd. Il n'entend ce que tu luy diz couillon.
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Descendants[edit]
- French: couillon
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