horn dog

A form of horndog — A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.

Meanings

nounhorn dog (plural horn dogs)

plural horn dogs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of horndog.

    She was a horn dog, even as she pushed seventy.

    2003, Loren McLeod, Settling in Sandspur
    2 more examples

    Brandon has five [kids]. Then again, he always was a horn dog!

    2003, Mark A. Roeder, This Time Around

    In spite of this, green M&Ms do not turn you into a raging horn dog, although Lord knows, people have tried.

    2003, P. T. Elliot, E. M. Lowry, Cracker Ingenuity

Synonyms & antonyms

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