the horn

noun

US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.

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One guy had ripped off the horn from a plastic Viking helmet and was using it to chug beers. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 The driver had spotted him near the edge of the tracks and sounded the horn to warn him of the train’s approach. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 June 2026 Most of the horn arrangements were written by Ebba [Åsman, trombone]. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 June 2026 And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the horn

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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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