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wear the horns

wear the horns

To have an adulterous wife; to be cuckolded. The cuckold is traditionally associated with horns. I never thought I would wear the horns, but it's true—my wife cheated on me.
See also: horn, wear
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See also:
  • wear the bull's feather
  • put horns on (one)
  • show (one's) horns
  • rattle
  • all horns and rattles
  • draw in (one's) horns
  • draw in horns and pull in horns
  • draw in your horns
  • draw/pull in your horns
  • grab the bull by the horns


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