Meaning
A person (particularly a man) who is fixated on sex.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
From the sexual sense of horn (late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, from which came horny) + dog (“sexually aggressive man”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2020, 2024.