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coin purses

coin purses is the plural of coin purse.

Meaning of coin purse

Noun

coin purse (plural coin purses)

  1. A small bag or pouch designed for carrying money, particularly coins.
    • “I have gold,” Mananda repeated to the men as they drew closer, and he shook his coin purse, ringing the coins together.2007, Alissa Hall, Slave of God: A Devadasi's Tale, Raven's Perch Press, published 2007, →ISBN, page 368
    Synonyms:
    change purse
  2. (slang) Testicles.
    • Before YouTube debuted with countless videos of dudes getting kicked in the coin purse, one of the hottest things on the Internet was Laid Off, a series of animated shorts about a guy in a blue bathrobe who reflects on his joblessness.2007 March 23, Ryan Ball, “Web Favorite ‘Odd’ Todd Rosenberg”, in Animation Magazine
    Synonyms:
    testicles
  3. (informal) a type of theatrical performance undergarment used to hide male genitalia, by stuffing it into a pouch with a drawstring, to simulate being nude
    Synonyms:
    coin pouch

Questions about coin purses

What is coin purses the plural of?
Coin purses is the plural of coin purse.

Words near coin purses in the dictionary

  1. coin ladders
  2. coin laundries
  3. coin laundry
  4. coin of the realm
  5. coin purse
  6. coin purses
  7. coin pusher
  8. coin pushers
  9. coin slot
  10. coin slots
  11. coin toss

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