family jewels

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family jewels pl (plural only)

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Testicles.

   Synonyms: crown jewels, diamonds

   The whole crowd cringed as he got hit right in the family jewels.

   • 1971 July 5, R. Z. Sheppard, “Three's a Crowd”, in Time:

     But what do three testicles mean? A mystical trinity illuminating some absurd need to procreate? A symbol suggesting a metaphysic of pawnbroking? Likely as not, it is simply an animation of the familiar euphemism, "the family jewels."

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see family,‎ jewels.

• Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency): a set of reports on the CIA's illegal activities