bullhorn

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bullhorn

  • /ˈbʊlˌhɔɹn/ US

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From bull + horn, attested since the 1950s.

noun bullhorns · bull horn · bull-horn

  1. US A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice. Iʼll press the trigger, and with a loud squeal of ear-piercing feedback, the bullhorn buzzes to staticky life.

    Similar: blowhorn, loudhailer, megaphone

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@misc{bullhorn_2026,
  title = {bullhorn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullhorn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}