horndog en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the sexual sense of horn (late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, from which came horny) + dog (“sexually aggressive man”).
Meanings
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(US, slang) A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.
In addition, lest we forget, Clinton’s reputation as the world’s biggest horndog was by this time well known to all of us.
2003, Eric Alterman, What Liberal Media?:“I wanted to explore the sexiness and fun of that world and show that some gay lives thrived and flourished,” says Kijak. “Let’s be frank about it: he was a horndog!”
2023 October 6, Ryan Gilbey, quoting Stephen Kijak, “The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:He’s not a horndog. And he’s not gonna be anybody’s white man if he doesn’t pay attention.
2005, Bill Pronzini, Nightcrawlers:She jumped in his face and shouted, “Fuck off, horndog!” with such viciousness that he screamed and leaped back into the doorway, then meekly called “Sorry” after her as she passed.
2004, Christopher Moore, Bloodsucking Fiends:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| horn dog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| horn-dog | alternative | lexicographic | |
| horndogs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (24)
nn grabukk (man fixated on sex) · ja 色惚け (man fixated on sex) · de Lustmolch (man fixated on sex) · sv kåtbock (man fixated on sex) · fr queutard (man fixated on sex) · es salido (man fixated on sex) · es lujurioso (man fixated on sex) · fr chaud lapin (man fixated on sex) · nl geile beer (man fixated on sex) · de Lüstling (man fixated on sex) · nl geile bok (man fixated on sex) · es cachondo (man fixated on sex) · nl geilbak (man fixated on sex) · cmn 色鬼 (man fixated on sex) · he חַרְמָן (man fixated on sex) · fi kiimakolli (man fixated on sex) · cmn 色狼 (man fixated on sex) · de geiler Bock (man fixated on sex) · el καυλιάρης (man fixated on sex) · ja ヤリチン (man fixated on sex) · pl napaleniec (man fixated on sex) · de Geilspecht (man fixated on sex) · fi huoripukki (man fixated on sex) · ceb palautog (man fixated on sex)