Talk:horny

Sexually arousING

This also means "sexually arousing" (i.e. is synonymous with sexy)? Really? - -sche (discuss) 05:08, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

My thoughs exactly. Unsure if an equation with sexy is correct, though. But I definately need evidence it can be used in this manner regardless. #3 seams to be the most common, informal one, while numbers 1 and 2 are technical terms. Perhaps both 1&2 and 3&4 could be merged, or at least rewritten or redifined, or possibly removed. Again, anyone with proof of its (correct/extensive) use (of number four) is hereby urged to post those quotes or sources. - Bjørnar Munkerud, the 28th of January 2013

I too have never seen it with this meaning. I'm gonna remove it. If anyone wanna bring it back, let him show some proof. TFighterPilot (talk) 21:41, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

I just searched Google Books for "horny picture" and "horny magazine". The amount of use seems to be so tiny that it could be regarded as an error. Equinox ◑ 21:44, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Note we now have this as sense 4, citing the unarguable brilliance of Peep Show. Equinox ◑ 03:56, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

(informal) Sexually aroused

How'd this figurative meaning come about? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:32, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

According to Merriam-W, "horn erect penis + -y" – Jberkel 12:45, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

@Jberkel: the closest in Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 is

 something shaped like a horn, e.g. either of the tips of a crescent moon, the pommel of a saddle, or the pointed end of an anvil --Backinstadiums (talk) 18:02, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Encarta, the dictionary for the whole family. – Jberkel 04:50, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

missing "sexual desire"

Not actively/currently aroused, but craving. See this english.stackexchange thread, which references the entry. – Jberkel 09:05, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Preposition

Horny at, horny about, or how? Manfariel (talk) 20:05, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

@Manfariel: Probably "for". Equinox ◑ 20:08, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Belarusian

@Insaneguy1083 I've been out of the discussions these last few months, I want to know if it's really acceptable to create terms in the Latin alphabet in Belarusian, it doesn't seem plausible to me. Наименее Полезное (talk) 20:06, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

I mean, there's Biełaruś and śviatło (and also światło), neither of which were created by me. Don't really see the issue. I can fix the entry to use the "form of" template as in śviatło, but that's not a big deal. Insaneguy1083 (talk) 20:29, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Sure there's the issue of it generating "Belarusian terms spelled with X" categories, but that's not something that I know how to fix. More to the point, I'm not sure why that category isn't generated with the first two examples I gave. Insaneguy1083 (talk) 20:33, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

It's best to just maintain consistency and not create new terms in the Latin alphabet, as it's not something we've already agreed on. Наименее Полезное (talk) 14:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

Usage of horny (important)

There are two meanings of the word horny and the second one is the most common: (also disapproving if a person is hyper sexual) sexually aroused. (Origin: horn vulgar slang erection of a man’s penis + y, for example ‘I was feeling horny while I was watching porn videos’) But formally it’s not. It usually describes made of a hard substance, like horn. For example ‘birds have horny beaks’. (Origin: having horns + y)

Synonyms: corneous, hard, tough, horn-like MarcoToa 0425 (talk) 05:54, 28 October 2024 (UTC)