chrome horn

noun

Etymology

The phrase most likely originated during NASCAR broadcasts in the 1970s, when stock cars still had chrome bumpers.

Definitions

  1. The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA