family jewels
Syllables: fam·i·ly jew·els/ˌfæ.m(ɪ.)li ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lz/
family jewels noun: the testicles.
Noun
family jewels pl (plural only)
- The testicles.
- The whole crowd cringed as he got hit right in the family jewels.
- But what do three testicles mean? A mystical trinity illuminating some absurd need to procreate? A symbol suggesting a metaphysic of pawnbroking? Likely as not, it is simply an animation of the familiar euphemism, "the family jewels."1971 July 5, R. Z. Sheppard, “Three's a Crowd”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- crown jewels, diamonds
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, jewels.
Synonyms of family jewels
Questions about family jewels
- What does family jewels mean?
- Family jewels means the testicles.
- What part of speech is family jewels?
- Family jewels is a noun.
- How do you pronounce family jewels?
- Family jewels is pronounced /ˌfæ.m(ɪ.)li ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lz/.
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