slang
: a lustful or sexually aggressive man

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This Regal Beagle horndog was truly man's best friend. Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024 Among the film’s more oddly touching impressions is that men want to feel desired, not in any swaggering horndog way but certainly in ways that don’t fit neatly into the boilerplate mold of husband and father. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of horndog was circa 1984

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“Horndog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horndog. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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