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
Arago[ə'ra:gɔ]
JeongjungKorean
Mauriziomow-REE-tsyoItalian
Jinan-Arabic
EilertAY-lert (Swedish)Frisian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Figaro-Literature