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I both liked and esteemed him before he was pope, and I concurred in his election, but since he has worn the tiara it's a different matter; he has shewn himself too much of a 'coglione'. "
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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I both liked and esteemed him before he was pope, and I concurred in his election, but since he has worn the tiara it's a different matter; he has shewn himself too much of a 'coglione'. "
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 18: Return to Naples Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Lo postai anche su M&C, ma a qualche coglione non piacque…
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'O coglione,' he said appropriately, burying his face in his hands.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003
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Under _cully_, to which Mr. Wedgwood refers, he gives another etymology of _coglione_, and, we think, a wrong one.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Various
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Each of the sonnets was a dull diatribe ending with "l'abbate Chiari e un coglione."
Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 17: Return to Italy Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Each of the sonnets was a dull diatribe ending with "l'abbate Chiari e un coglione."
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
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Techno_man - 08-14 09: 29 senti te ne vai a fare in culo e parli di qualcosa che c'entra x favore? thecatman - 08-14 09: 48 vado a fare in culo con tua madre coglione! hai iniziati a offendere e vuoi avere ragione? ti toccano il comunista e questo si incazza!
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Techno_man - 08-14 09: 29 senti te ne vai a fare in culo e parli di qualcosa che c'entra x favore? thecatman - 08-14 09: 48 vado a fare in culo con tua madre coglione! hai iniziati a offendere e vuoi avere ragione? ti toccano il comunista e questo si incazza!
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_coglione_, and the radical meaning is to be sought in _cogliere_, to gather, to take in, to pluck.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 Various
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