nads

Slang for testicles

Nads is informal slang for gonads—the testicles.

The word appears most often in expressions about courage or vulnerability: a kick in the nads, that took nads.

Like balls, nads can mean boldness or nerve: You've got the nads to say that to my face?

anatomy

testicles

Male reproductive glands

groin · genitals · crotch · privates · family jewels · cajones · testes · reproductive · male · danglers

vulnerability

kick

Foot-delivered strike

  • painBodily or emotional distress
  • protectionGuarding against harm
  • cupSmall drinking container

athletic supporter · jockstrap · injury · sensitive · ouch · hit · blow · guarding · flinch · wince

slang

courage

Fortitude facing danger

  • gutsEntrails or boldness
  • nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
  • boldnessFearless readiness to act

bravery · audacity · moxie · chutzpah · daring · fearlessness · backbone · pluck · spunk · mettle

Opposites
anatomical sex characteristics

nadsovaries

Egg-producing organs

ovary · eggs · lady parts · vag · uterus

register/formality

nadstestes

Male reproductive glands

testicles · gonads · genitalia · scrotum

Family

gonads, gonadal

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