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)
- (vulgar) dickhead, bastard
- Il t'a vraiment trompée ? J'étais sûr que c'était un couillon, ce type.
- He really cheated on you? I knew that guy was a bastard.
- (vulgar) coward
- C'est un vrai couillon, il est pas capable d'aborder une fille.
- He's a real coward, he's not capable of approaching a girl.
- (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
Descendants
- → Alemannic German: Gajung
Adjective
couillon (feminine singular couillonne, masculine plural couillons, feminine plural couillonnes)
Usage notes
- As both an adjective and a noun, couillon is not as vulgar or strong in Louisiana French or even in France.
Related terms
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; →ISBN)
- A detailed explanation of the couillon card game family
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)
- (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.
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