cullion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English coilon, borrowed from Old French coillon (“testicle, vile fellow, coward, dupe”), from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Doublet of culeus and cojones. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌl.jən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌl.jən/ Hyphenation: cul‧lion === Noun === cullion (plural cullions) (obsolete, usually in the plural) Synonym of testicle. (archaic, offensive) Synonym of asshole or bollocks, a mean, vile, or otherwise contemptible person. ==== Derived terms ====