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coño
[cohn-yoh]
What does coño mean?
Coño is vulgar Spanish slang for “female genitalia” à la the English pussy, often used in everyday speech with the versatile force damn or fuck.
Where does coño come from?
Coño is a Spanish word derived from the Latin cunnus, which some have connected to the English cunt.
Coño is found all around the Spanish-speaking world, from Spain to Chile, and its uses widely very. Coño is sexual slang equivalent to the English cunt or pussy while in Cuba, coño can be like an exclamatory Holy shit! or Wow! Coño also shows up in a number of profane expressions, such as coño de tu madre, or “your mother’s pussy.”
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It’s said that Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, shouted Coño! when he was assassinated in 1961.
Examples of coño
Who uses coño?
Coño is considered vulgar in Spanish, especially when used of female genitalia, but that doesn’t stop it from being incredibly versatile.
my mother rly bought a shirt that says “coño”… and wore it to the club…
— nylaah! (@notnylaah) October 14, 2018
Outside of its use as sexual slang, it can variously express surprise, dismay, and anger, like shouting Fuck! or Fucking hell! in English.
niggas yelling “Coño” gotta be the funniest shit ever
— Jala (@mfjlaa) October 15, 2018
Expect to encounter coño in the sexed-up and slanged-up lyrics of reggaeton, a Latin-American rap that started in Puerto Rico.
Needless to say, you don’t want to be saying coño around your abuelita.
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