cullion

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kulyən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cul•lion  (kulyən),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. a base or vile fellow.
  • Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, accusative of *cōleō, for Latin cōleī (plural) testicles, scrotum
  • Anglo-French, Middle French coillon worthless fellow, literally, testicle
  • Middle English culyon, coil(i)on 1350–1400

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