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boner

1

[ boh-ner ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that bones.
  2. Slang: Vulgar. an erection of the penis.


boner

2

[ boh-ner ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a foolish and obvious blunder; stupid mistake:

    Inviting both members of the newly divorced couple was a dreadful boner.

boner

/ ˈbəʊnə /

noun

  1. slang.
    a blunder
  2. slang.
    an erection of the penis
  3. a low-grade slaughtered animal suitable for use in pies, sausages, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boner1

First recorded in 1895–1900; bone + -er 1

Origin of boner2

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; bone(head) + -er 1
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Example Sentences

For instance, Viagra doesn’t actually make a person feel more amorous—it just makes it easier to get a boner.

Sang and his team storyboarded the video, solidified the boner-centric concept, and got F Is for Family director Brad Morris on board.

Murder Boner” is a great one: “The thought of extinguishing a human life really makes me aroused.

Boner contrasts the quick death of her daughter to the years-long process it took to get the new E. coli strains regulated.

Mr. Boner shoved two sheets of yellow paper across the desk toward him.

Joe realized that Mr. Boner was speaking to him—was speaking with great feeling.

June and inventory and Mr. Boner seemed to him to be cut from the same piece.

Suddenly Mr. Boner turned to the inner corner of the desk, started to speak, strangled, and with difficulty recovered himself.

He heard his name called, and turning, saw Mr. Boner standing at the corner of the partition looking at him over his spectacles.

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