Mes couilles me grattent
Mes couilles me grattent is the French way to say my balls are itchy.
This phrase is a vulgar way to state that one's testicles feel an itch.
Which one should you use?
If you wish to be polite or clinical, use Mes testicules me démangent instead.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase Mes couilles me grattent is highly informal, crude and vulgar because the term couilles is a slang word for testicles. For a more colloquial but slightly different expression, one might say J'ai les boules qui démangent.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase Mes couilles me grattent, the verb gratter is conjugated in the third-person plural to agree with the subject mes couilles.
Did you know?
- While gratter is used in the vulgar phrase, the clinical démangent is derived from mange meaning 'to eat', suggesting the itch is 'eating' the skin.
- The word boules used in the alternative phrase J'ai les boules is the same word for the balls used in the traditional French sport of boules.
- The expression avoir les boules can also be used to say that someone is annoyed or feels cheated, having nothing to do with anatomy.
Examples in context
- J'ai les boules qui démangent.I have itchy balls.
- Mes couilles me grattent, c'est insupportable.My balls are itchy, it's unbearable.
- Je ne peux pas me concentrer, mes couilles me grattent.I can't concentrate, my balls are itchy.
- Désolé, mais mes couilles me grattent vraiment.Sorry, but my balls are really itchy.
Example conversation
A man is complaining to his girlfriend while sitting on the sofa.
- ManonTu as l'air mal à l'aise, Nathan.You look uncomfortable, Nathan.
- NathanOui, mes couilles me grattent.Yes, my balls are itchy.
- ManonC'est dégoûtant, change de vêtements !That's disgusting, change your clothes!
- NathanJe vais le faire, promis.I will do it, I promise.
