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
FulkeFULKEnglish (Archaic)
Flore-French
SÍNeSHEE-naIrish
Ramaz-Georgian
ChristiKRIS-teeEnglish
Ualan-Scottish