tocarse los cojones
What does tocarse los cojones mean? tocarse los cojones is a Spanish strong that translates to “to dick around / to do fuck all” in English.
Literal Translation
to touch one's testicles
Meaning & Usage
"to dick around / to do fuck all"
To be extremely lazy, avoiding work or responsibility by doing absolutely nothing.
Examples in the Wild
Complaining about a useless team member: 'Lleva toda la mañana tocándose los cojones.'
Regional Variations
When to Use It
Context
- Informal settings where profanity is accepted
- Expressing strong frustration or emphasis
Avoid
- Professional or formal settings
- Around elders or authority figures
- Job interviews, meetings, or customer-facing situations
Cultural Context
A deeply rooted idiom in Spain invoking the image of a man sitting comfortably on the sofa with a hand down his trousers, utterly unbothered by the world's demands. To accuse a colleague of 'tocándose los cojones' is to say they are dead weight. It contrasts with 'tocar los cojones' (touching *someone else's* balls), which means to annoy them. The reflexive pronoun is the difference between laziness and aggression.
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