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Kooyeen  #334305  Wed, 28 Feb 07 09:56 PM
Hi,
I wonder if there's some kind of word or even slang word to refer to "a man whose partner (wife or girlfriend) cheats on". In Italian there's a specific word ("cornuto" for those who knows Italian) that is also an adjective, plus there is an idiomatic expression. If you are a male and your partner cheats on you, you are horned, you are a horned, you have horns (on your head) - literal translations. Is there something similar in the US and other English speaking countries?

Thanks. Smile [:)]

  
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Clive  #334317  Wed, 28 Feb 07 10:47 PM

Hi,

The word is 'a cuckold'.

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Philip  #334352  Thu, 01 Mar 07 12:40 AM
I've never liked the sound of that word, but it's the only one I know.
  
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Grammar Geek  #334422  Thu, 01 Mar 07 05:27 AM

Cuckold. It's certainly not used very often.

EDITED - Oh, sorry! For some reason I didn't see the responses. Anyway, if you Google it you will get some "adult" sites - it's the first time I've ever seen the f-word used in a site description using Google. So please be careful with this one.

  
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nona the brit  #334456  Thu, 01 Mar 07 08:42 AM

We also used to say 'wears the horns' but this phrase is now pretty much obsolete, not many people would understand what it means.

Likewise, cuckold, would probably cause a few confused faces, it's not a word in everyday use any more.

We usually just say 'he was cheated on'.

  
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Kooyeen  #334623  Thu, 01 Mar 07 05:04 PM
Thank you for your relpies.
I see there's no corresponding expression (apart from "cuckold", which doesn't seem to be used much, though). I'll have to do without, and refer directly to the wife or girlfriend. Wink [;)]

  
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