"spring pocket" meaning in All languages combined

See spring pocket on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: spring pockets [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 春袋 (ceon¹ doi⁶, ceon¹ doi⁶⁻²). Popularized by The Conmen in Vegas (1999). Etymology templates: {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|6}} ⁶, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|6-2}} ⁶⁻², {{calque|en|yue|春袋|tr=ceon¹ doi⁶, ceon¹ doi⁶⁻²}} Calque of Cantonese 春袋 (ceon¹ doi⁶, ceon¹ doi⁶⁻²) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spring pocket (plural spring pockets)
  1. (Hong Kong, colloquial, slang, humorous) Scrotum; testicles. Wikipedia link: The Conmen in Vegas Tags: Hong-Kong, colloquial, humorous, slang
    Sense id: en-spring_pocket-en-noun-Gy2y1Bc2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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