horny

horny
adj
sexually aroused, lustful. Although the horn in question is the penis (in an image which dates from the 18th century, if not earlier), the expression is now used by and about both sexes, sometimes in col-ourful phrases such as 'horny as a hoot-owl'. It is a 1960s successor of longer phrases such as to get the horn, to be on the horn, etc.
► 'The total absurdity of it all; seven or eight able bodied policemen keeping 24 hour watch on this horny endomorphic Jewish intellectual.' (Bill Levy, Oz magazine, February 1970)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Horny — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Franz Horny (1798–1824), deutscher Maler der Romantik Konrad Horny (1764–1807), deutscher Maler, Zeichner und Kupferstecher Siehe auch: Fred Wesley the Horny Horns, US amerikanische Band (Bläser Team)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Horny — is an adjective that can describe any one of the following conditions * An animal that possesses a horn * A slang term for sexual arousal and/or desiring sexual gratification * Having a rough, knobbly surface e.g., a horny skin, found in some… …   Wikipedia

  • Horny — Horn y, a. [Compar. {Hornier}; superl. {Horniest}.] 1. Having horns or hornlike projections. Gay. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn. The horny . . . coat of the eye. Ray. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horny — [hôr′nē] adj. hornier, horniest [ME] 1. of, like, or made of horn 2. having horns 3. toughened and calloused [horny hands] 4. [< horn, erect penis] Slang a) …   English World dictionary

  • horny — lustful, sexually aroused, definitely in use 1889, perhaps attested as early as 1863; from late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, suggestive of male sexual excitement (but eventually applied to women as well); see HORN (Cf. horn) …   Etymology dictionary

  • horny — [adj] sexually aroused concupiscent, desiring, hard up, hot*, hot to trot*, lascivious, libidinous, lustful, oversexed, passionate, randy, turned on; concept 372 …   New thesaurus

  • horny — ► ADJECTIVE (hornier, horniest) 1) of or like horn. 2) hard and rough. 3) informal sexually aroused or arousing. DERIVATIVES horniness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • horny — [[t]hɔ͟ː(r)ni[/t]] hornier, horniest 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as horny, you mean that they are sexually aroused or that they easily become sexually aroused. [INFORMAL] But don t you get frustrated sometimes? I mean, don t you get a… …   English dictionary

  • horny — Of the nature or structure of horn. SYN: keratinous (2). * * * horny hȯr nē adj, horn·i·er; est 1 a) composed of or resembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin: KERATINOUS <horny tissue> <after the horny material has …   Medical dictionary

  • horny — horn|y [ˈho:ni US ˈho:rni] adj 1.) informal sexually excited ▪ feeling horny 2.) informal sexually attractive ▪ I think he s horny. 3.) skin that is horny is hard and rough 4.) made of a hard substance like horn ▪ the bird s horny beak …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • horny —    1. the devil    He has horns on his head. Usually old horny, hornie, horney, or hoorny:     Should Hornie, as in ancient days, Mang sons o God present him. (Burns, 1786)    In 19th century Ireland, it was also an abusive word for a policeman.… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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