Phrase guide

put horns on

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To cuckold, to be unfaithful to or make someone’s partner so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Compare Russian наста́вить рога́ (nastávitʹ rogá), Spanish poner los cuernos.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tehdä aisankannattaja — To cuckold
  • Finnish: olla uskoton — To cuckold
  • French: cocufier — To cuckold
  • Galician: poñer os cornos — To cuckold
  • German: Hörner aufsetzen — To cuckold
  • German: die Hörner aufsetzen — To cuckold
  • Georgian: რქების დადგმა (rkebis dadgma) — To cuckold
  • Greek: κερατώνω (keratóno) — To cuckold
  • Greek: φοράω κέρατα (foráo kérata) — To cuckold
  • Greek: βάζω κέρατα (vázo kérata) — To cuckold
  • Italian: cornificare — To cuckold
  • Italian: mettere le corna — To cuckold
  • Polish: przyprawiać rogi — To cuckold
  • Polish: przyprawić rogi — To cuckold
  • Russian: наста́вить рога́ (nastávitʹ rogá) — To cuckold
  • Spanish: poner los cuernos — To cuckold
  • Turkish: boynuzlamak — To cuckold