Where does “attrape-couillon” come from?
attrape-couillon (French) comes from French couillon, from Middle French couillon, from Old French coillon, from Latin cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
attrape-couillon (French): an obvious ruse that only tricks imbeciles
Definitions
- an obvious ruse that only tricks imbeciles
Ancestry of “attrape-couillon”, step by step
attrape-couillon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French couillon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | couillon | dickhead, bastard; coward; A Belgian card game... |
| 2 | Middle French | couillon | dickhead, bastard |
| 3 | Old French | coillon | testicle |
| 4 | Latin | cōleōnem | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōleus | sack (scrotum or testicles) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via French attrape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | attrape | first-person singular present indicative of... |