cojones
Audacious masculine fortitude
Cojones is Spanish for testicles, borrowed into English as slang for courage or nerve—the same metaphorical leap as "balls." It often carries a tone of grudging admiration: You have to admit, it took cojones to stand up to the boss like that.
The Spanish pronunciation (roughly co-HO-nays) is usually preserved.
Entrails or boldness
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- ballsRound solid objects
- courageFortitude facing danger
- daringAdventurous courage
pluck · grit · backbone · mettle · fortitude · spunk · fearlessness · bravery
Male reproductive glands
- ballsRound solid objects
- nutsSeeds in shells
- bollocksBritish slang for nonsense
- gonadsGamete-producing glands
huevos · testes · scrotum · sack · nads · family jewels · cajones · stones
Male gender characteristics
- manlinessMasculine character traits
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- machoOverly masculine manner
swagger · bravado · toughness · alpha · dominance · aggression · chest-thumping · posturing
Impudent boldness or bitterness
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
- cheekAudacity or facial side
- effronteryShameless, insolent boldness
temerity · brazenness · impudence · brashness · insolence · impertinence · defiance · sass
guts
Entrails or boldness
daring · pluck · grit · backbone · mettle · fortitude · spunk · fearlessness · bravery · valor
testicles
Male reproductive glands
gonads · huevos · testes · scrotum · sack · nads · family jewels · cajones · stones · rocks
masculinity
Male gender characteristics
- manlinessMasculine character traits
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
macho · swagger · bravado · toughness · alpha · dominance · aggression · chest-thumping · posturing · bluster
gall
Impudent boldness or bitterness
effrontery · temerity · brazenness · impudence · brashness · insolence · impertinence · defiance · sass · recklessness
- couragebravery, resilience, fearlessness, boldness, courage
cojonescowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · spinelessness · gutlessness · fearfulness · pusillanimity
cojonesmeekness
Gentle, unassertive disposition
submissiveness · timidity · diffidence · sheepishness · timidness