來自horn的俚語義to have the horn,用于形容男人的性器官受到興奮或刺激，后也用于形容女人性感的。比較dishy.
英文詞源
horny (adj.)
"lustful, sexually aroused," definitely in use 1889, perhaps attested as early as 1863; from late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, suggestive of male sexual excitement (but eventually applied to women as well); see horn (n.).
雙語例句
1. This cuttlefish has a horny internal shell like a pen.
這只烏賊有一個(gè)筆狀的角質(zhì)內(nèi)殼。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His fingernails had grown long, and horny.
他的手指甲長得又長又硬。
來自柯林斯例句
3. the bird's horny beak
鳥的角質(zhì)喙
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Nails are thin horny growths at the ends of the fingers.