"family jewels" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-family jewels.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=family jewels}} family jewels pl (plural only)
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Testicles. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: crown jewels, diamonds Translations (testicles): perhekalleudet (Finnish), bijoux de famille [masculine, plural] (French), facenda [feminine] (Galician), gioielli di famiglia [masculine, plural] (Italian), klejnoty [feminine, plural] (Polish), klejnoty rodowe [feminine, plural] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-family_jewels-en-noun-cpgZmlXz Disambiguation of Genitalia: 96 4 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'testicles': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family, jewels. Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms (Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)): a set of reports on the CIA's illegal activities
    Sense id: en-family_jewels-en-noun-lyvrKNY9 Disambiguation of 'Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)': 30 70
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