Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horndog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: horn-dog
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"In addition, lest we forget, Clinton’s reputation as the world’s biggest horndog was by this time well known to all of us."
"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."
"He’s not a horndog. And he’s not gonna be anybody’s white man if he doesn’t pay attention."
"“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!”"

Etymology

From the sexual sense of horn (late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, from which came horny) + dog (“sexually aggressive man”).

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

horndogs (plural) horn dog (alternative) horn-dog (alternative)

Derived Forms

horndoggery

Questions

What does horndog mean?: A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.
Where does horndog come from?: From the sexual sense of horn (late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, from which came horny) + dog (“sexually aggressive man”).

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