# cullion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌl.jən/

## Definitions
1. Synonym of testicle.
2. Synonym of asshole or bollocks, a mean, vile, or otherwise contemptible person.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cullion