HORNY

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(Abbreviation) Happy On Reaching New Year

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Unisexual colloquialism adjective sexually excited; desirous of sexual activity; sexually aroused and in (dire) need of sexual release; seeing sex in everything. ' I'm horny enough to fuck the crack of dawn.' From a Spike Lee movie.
ETYMOLOGY: Usage dates back to the 19 ^th century; based on the similarity in shapes between an erect penis and a horn. Today the term is considered a colloquialism rather than slang.
See horny [SYN] for synonyms, quasi-synonyms and related terms.

QUOTES:

(1) Frisco Doll (Mae West) in Klondike Annie (1936): ' I'm an Occidental woman in an Oriental mood for love.'

(2) Buddy (Billy Jacoby) (aged 15) and his sister Terry (Joyce Hyser) in Just One of the Boys (1985):
-- Buddy: ' The clock is ticking. I have to get Jamie.'
-- Terry:

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(Verb) hungry for love, sex

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