couillon

French

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ku.jɔ̃/

Noun

couillon m ‎(plural couillons, feminine couillonne)

1. (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
   • Il t'a vraiment trompée ? J'étais sûr que c'était un couillon, ce type.
2. (vulgar) coward
   • C'est un vrai couillon, il est pas capable d'aborder une fille.
3. (Louisiana) joker, funny person; nut, nutter
4. (Louisiana) fool, simpleton, nitwit

Adjective

couillon m ‎(feminine singular couillonne, masculine plural couillons, feminine plural couillonnes)

1. (vulgar) fucking stupid
2. (Louisiana) foolish

Related terms

• couille

Usage notes

• As both an adjective and a noun, couillon is not as vulgar or strong in Louisiana French or even in France.

References

• “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-10: 1604734035; ISBN-13: 978-1604734034)

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French coillon, from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative singular of *cōleō, from Latin cōleus; equivalent to couille +‎ -on.

Noun

couillon m (plural couillons)

1. (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
   • 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.

Related terms

• couille

Descendants

• French: couillon