the horn

noun

US slang

: the telephone

When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.

Examples of the horn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The scoring transferred to the United Center on Monday, as Lardis sounded the horn in a preseason game against the Minnesota Wild. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and FAA investigator, also told the Times that the horn sound was probably a low rotor RPM alarm, suggesting a mechanical problem before the helicopter crashed. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Margot Robbie wore the horn heel sandals in January, while Sophie Tatcher followed at Cannes in May with the label’s Lexie slingbacks. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Pesta recommends teaching kids to blow the horn if they're locked in a vehicle. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the horn

• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn
• foodborne
• forborne
• forewarn
• forlorn