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horndog

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[hawrn-dawg] / ˈhɔrnˌdɔg /

noun

Disparaging, Slang. a person, especially a man, who behaves in a lecherous manner and has a strong desire for sex.

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horndogs

plural

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He grounded it, if you can say that, in a phantasmagoric reiteration of American folk legend: drifters, thieves, rounders, jailbirds, horndogs, vigilantes, and roustabouts.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2019

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