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hornball

hornball noun: a person who is often, or easily, sexually aroused.

Noun

hornball (plural hornballs)

  1. (US, slang) A person who is often, or easily, sexually aroused.
    • [Azzopardi:] Are you as much of a hornball as you make yourself out to be with your music?2010 September 23, Chris Azzopardi, “Catching up with Cazwell”, in Between the Lines, volume 1838, page 23

Forms of hornball

pluralhornballs

Origin of hornball

See horn (“sexual arousal”) + -ball, and compare sleazeball, cornball, etc.

Questions about hornball

What does hornball mean?
Hornball means a person who is often, or easily, sexually aroused.
What part of speech is hornball?
Hornball is a noun.
What is the plural of hornball?
The plural of hornball is hornballs.

Words near hornball in the dictionary

  1. Hornbacks
  2. hornbag
  3. hornbags
  4. Hornbaker
  5. Hornbakers
  6. hornball
  7. hornballs
  8. hornbast
  9. hornbeam
  10. hornbeams
  11. Hornbeck

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