wear the bull's feather



wear the bull's feather

To have an adulterous wife; to be cuckolded. The cuckold is traditionally associated with horns, and a "bull's feather" was once a term for a horn. I never thought I would wear the bull's feather, but it's true—my wife cheated on me.
See also: feather, wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zinaidazee-nah-EE-dahRussian
ChicoSHEE-kooPortuguese
ReubenROO-bən (English)Biblical, Hebrew, English
Lanre-Western African, Yoruba
Anej-Slovene
Diomedesdie-ə-MEE-deez (English)Greek Mythology