tv. to brag. : Gary sure likes to toot his own horn. , Say something nice. I'm not one to blow my own horn.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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horn definition
n. the nose. : He scratched his horn with his pencil and opened his mouth to speak.
n. the telephone. : She's on the horn now. What'll I tell her?
tv. to sniff or snorta narcotic. (Drugs.) : Ernie horned a line and paused for a minute.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases
blow one's own horn
Also, blow one's trumpet. Brag about oneself, as in Within two minutes of meeting someone new, Bill was blowing his own horn. [Late 1500s]
