chrome horn
chrome horn · chrome horns
The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the…The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle that the first car would like to pass.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle that the first car would like to pass.
Dale Earnhardt just put the chrome horn to that lapped car in front of him.
Origin
The phrase most likely originated during NASCAR broadcasts in the 1970s, when stock cars sThe phrase most likely originated during NASCAR broadcasts in the 1970s, when stock cars still had chrome bumpers.
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Forms
plural: chrome horns| Singular | chrome horn |
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