David Bisbal canta y homenajea a Antonio Molina
B1 Spanish listening practice · Spanish from Spain · Curated for intermediate learners
What does “cojonudo” mean in Spain?
Cojonudo is peak Spain-from-Spain slang for “fantastic,” “brilliant,” “top-notch.” It’s built on cojón (a vulgar word for “testicle”) plus the augmentative -udo, so while it’s wildly common in casual Peninsular speech, it is genuinely coarse — not one for a job interview. Hearing va cojonudamente bien (“it’s going bloody brilliantly”) in the adverb form is a dead giveaway you’re listening to Spanish from Spain.
The cojones word-family is a whole register of Peninsular emphasis: tener cojones (to have guts), me importa un cojón (I couldn’t care less), de cojones (as an intensifier). In the River Plate and Colombia, cojonudo can instead mean “gutsy/brave.” The clip is the singer David Bisbal on a Spanish TV show; he reacts to a request with ahí va cojonudamente bien — pure, relaxed Peninsular register.
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Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-ESP 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.