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

Let’s say John King at the Magic Wall is the horn section, and our analysts and commentators are the strings. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

Kane’s son, Patrick, and Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat’s son, Archie, sounded the horn together before puck drop. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

The play continued for a few seconds, as if Schmid made the save, but the horn blew that signals that league officials watching the game from Toronto ruled the puck went in after immediately reviewing the play. — Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the horn

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