What is "family jewels"

n. (context idiomatic euphemistic English) testicles.

n. external male sex organs [syn: male genitalia, male genitals, male genital organ]

Family Jewels is a compilation DVD by the hard rock band AC/DC, featuring the group's music videos, live clips and promotional videos from 1975 to 1991. It was released by Albert Productions and Epic Music Video on 28 March 2005. The first disc contains videos from the Bon Scott era (1975–1980), such as the band's first TV appearance and a performance on television ten days before Scott died. The second disc contains material from the Brian Johnson era (1980–1991) such as the videos for Back in Black.

The compilation is certified 10x Platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1,000,000 (RIAA Video Longform Platinum = 100,000). The UK magazine Classic Rock awarded Family Jewels the title of 'DVD of the year' in 2005.

The third disc was released on 10 November 2009 as part of the Backtracks box set. It is included in both the Deluxe and Standard Edition. This DVD picks up from where the original 2DVD Family Jewels set leaves off (1991), Family Jewels Disc Three begins with " Big Gun" the theme song to the motion picture Last Action Hero. Also on this disc are three music videos from the Ballbreaker album, three from Stiff Upper Lip and two from Black Ice. There are also several songs from the original Family Jewels set that actually had more than one promotional clip. On the third disc are the alternate videos which appear on DVD for the first time.

Family Jewels or The Family Jewels may refer to:

• A male's testicles (as a slang term)
• Family Jewels (Central Intelligence Agency), a set of reports on the CIA's illegal activities
• Family Jewels (AC/DC album), a two-disc compilation DVD by the hard rock band AC/DC, featuring the group's music videos, live clips and promotional videos from 1975 to 1991
• The Family Jewels (Marina and the Diamonds album), 2010 album by Marina and the Diamonds
• The Family Jewels (band), a 1990s rock band, and their self-titled album
• The Family Jewels (film), 1965 film starring Jerry Lewis
• Gene Simmons Family Jewels, an American reality TV series
• Bijuterii de familie, translated to English as Family Jewels, a novel by Petru Dumitriu

The Family Jewels is the informal name used to refer to a set of reports that detail activities conducted by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. Considered illegal or inappropriate, these actions were conducted over the span of decades, from the 1950s to the mid-1970s. William Colby, who was the CIA director in the mid-1970s and helped in the compilation of the reports, dubbed them the "skeletons" in the CIA's closet. Most of the documents were publicly released on June 25, 2007, after more than three decades of secrecy. The non-governmental National Security Archive had filed a FOIA request fifteen years earlier.