Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The external sac of skin enclosing the testes in most mammals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The purse-like tegumentary investment of the testes and part of the spermatic cord; the cod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The bag of skin and muscle that contains the
testicles inmammals .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the external pouch that contains the testes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Because surely worse that using the word scrotum, is that some poor dog got a bite on one of his.
Oh, those sneaky sneaks! Roger Sutton 2007
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Banning a book because of the word scrotum is ridiculous.
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I was greatly amused by the statement the word scrotum is not used in polite conversation ... excuse me, but if, for example, my husband had testicular cancer or some other cancer in the scrotal area, scrotum would indeed be a matter and a word used in polite conversation ... and if a dog got bit on the scrotum in front of children, then use the word in front of them or anyone else.
Oh, those sneaky sneaks! Roger Sutton 2007
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If your 10 and 12-year-olds don't know what a scrotum is and librarians and teachers want to keep it that way, America, you have a problem.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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My guess is any book that so honors the word scrotum, which isn't really a nice sounding word at all no matter its meaning, is a sort of book any normal child wouldn't read.
"Scrotum sounded to Lucky like something green that comes up when you have the flu and cough too much." Ann Althouse 2007
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Though I have to say, I tried to explain "scrotum" to my daughter the way it was explained at the end of the book (my daughter had questions about the cat which was to be neutered) and my husband laughed so hard he couldn't catch his breath.
Going for the Gold Roger Sutton 2008
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IMO, the word "scrotum" is a more elevated term than others the author might have used: nutsack applesack ballsack
Oh, those sneaky sneaks! Roger Sutton 2007
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I mean, at least "scrotum" is the proper anatomical term.
Oh, those sneaky sneaks! Roger Sutton 2007
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When he could have been practicing his Shaolin scrotum lock
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Is a book which contains the word scrotum appropriate for 9-12 year olds?
Archive 2009-01-01 Editorial Anonymous 2009
genneaux commented on the word scrotum
DON'T BAN BOOKS!!!
Keep "The Higher Power of Lucky" in school libraries!
February 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word scrotum
I second that, Genneaux!
February 20, 2007
fearraigh commented on the word scrotum
I first learned this off Billy Connolly when I was about ten; it was his 'Last Chicken in Sainsbury's' sketch. For some time I was pronouncing it with a rolled Scots 'r'. And look how I turned out...
February 22, 2007
reesetee commented on the word scrotum
Just "hearing" it in my head that way gives me a laugh, fearraigh. :-)
February 22, 2007
hernesheir commented on the word scrotum
See courage-bag.
May 11, 2011
blafferty commented on the word scrotum
"Scrotum sounded to Lucky like something green that comes up when you have the flu and cough too much." - from _The Higher Power of Lucky_
May 11, 2011