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- noun
drawers
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Examples
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Should we apply that phrase cajones the size of . . . to female candidates, because to apply them to men wwould be demeaning, but then only apply male terms to female candidates?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on Sarah Palin and Going Rogue 2009
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Should we apply that phrase cajones the size of . . . to female candidates, because to apply them to men wwould be demeaning, but then only apply male terms to female candidates?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Thoughts on Sarah Palin and Going Rogue 2009
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One girl recites a paean to Baca, and five other children tap a complex rhythm on boxes known as cajones, a legacy of Africans brought in chains to harvest sugar cane in this fertile river valley.
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He knows it and he knows he can handle himself (which takes us back to "cajones").
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And the newsflash shoudl be, for anyone with "cajones," that Jeremiah Wright didn't invent racism. gkp
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Hmmm....on the last one, I thought "cajones" too, but it looks like they're sitting on two spoons.
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We can see that it is basically the fact that a Democratic Opposition in Venezuela cut off its own parliamentary 'cajones' in its quest to disrupt proper governance of the country, that has led to what can only be described as a "democratic malfunction" ... which is not too dissimilar from Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction in that it bares all ... to the horror of some and the fascination of others!
Venezuela: Pots Calling Kettles Black Immediately Comes to Mind! 2009
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If she had "cajones" she would have exposed the Bush admin for the frauds and torturers they were/are and we would not be here today.
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Dion and Layton need to get some "cajones" and make a stand here . . .
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Not a bad idea if someone actually had the "cajones" do it and if it wasn't being driven by ALL the wrong reasons.
betsyfrompike commented on the word cajones
An impolite Spanish word for testicles. In English, having cajones means having brash courgage. Similar to "balls" in the U.S.; also similar to "having chutzpah" in Yiddish.
September 8, 2009