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
Tanikatə-NEE-kəAfrican American
Kalyan-Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
Natalianah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
MirosŁAwmee-RAW-swahfPolish
Mac[mæk]
Ghada-Arabic