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nards

/ˈnɑːrdz/
nards
Plural:nards
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1

North American The testicles (used informally as slang).

Example

"The soccer player doubled over in pain after taking a stray ball directly to the nards."

2

Plural form of nard: costly aromatic ointments or perfumes prepared primarily from the rhizomes of the spikenard plant, historically prized in antiquity.

Example

"Ancient apothecaries traded precious nards and myrrh along the incense routes of the Mediterranean."

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Word Origin & Etymology

As a slang term for testicles, 'nards' is a late 20th-century North American clipping and alteration of 'gonads'. In its formal historical sense, it is the plural of 'nard', which derives via Latin 'nardus' and Ancient Greek 'nardos' from Sanskrit 'nalada', referring to the fragrant spikenard plant.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Nards. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/nards
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