Why is the term “horny” used pertaining to wanting to have sex? Anyone know the origin?

it is use to refer to the fact people’s sexual hormones ( such as progesterone, estrogen and testosterone) are at a higher level than usually therefore they desire sexual stimulation as a result

“hor”mone = horny

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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/horny

i couldn’t find anything as far as origins but here it is in different language, sorry i couldn’t be more help 🙁

Czech: nadržený m.

Dutch: geil

Finnish: kiimainen, kiihottunut

German: geil, heiß

Hebrew: חרמן (kharmán) m., חרמנית (kharmanít) f.

Icelandic: graður m., gröð f., gratt n.

Italian: arrapato

Macedonian: запален m., запалена f., запалено n.

Persian: شهوتی (shahvati)

Romanian: excitat

Russian: злоебучий (zlojebúčij)

Scottish Gaelic: drùiseil

Spanish: jodontón, cachondo, caliente

As well as the previous good answers – animal horns have represented male organs since the beginning of time, along with a good few other phallic symbols. The mythical animal, the unicorn, is the ultimate example of this.

Perhaps, from Greek Mythology.

There are these creatures who look like goats, human from the waist but with hooves down, and they are said to love

beautiful women.

I might edit this once I could research exactly what these creatures are.

Yup! Got it. Satyrs.

The reference below gives this explanation:

“lustful, sexually aroused,” definitely in use 1889, perhaps attested as early as 1863; from late 18c. slang expression “to have the horn,” suggestive of male sexual excitement (but eventually applied to women as well); see horn.

I would swear they used to have more as I looked this up once a couple years ago. But the essential element is there: “to have the horn,” suggestive of male sexual excitement.

There’s little point in checking out “horn” as it has nothing pertinent.

Word and phrase origins.

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Origin Unknown (words of unknown origin)

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nope do not know the origin but i certianlty have had the feeling.