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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PietraPYE-trahItalian
Vivianus-Late Roman
RoyaleROI-əlEnglish (Rare)
Chinwendu-Western African, Igbo
İLdar-Tatar
Ernestineer-nes-TEE-nə (German), UR-nəs-teen (English)French, German, English