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boner

UK/ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/US/ˈboʊ.nɚ/

boner noun: an erect penis.

Noun

boner (plural boners)

  1. (slang, vulgar) An erect penis.
    • Boys often refer to their enlarged penis as an "erection," a "boner," or a "hard on."1973, Sol Gordon, Facts about sex for today's youth, →ISBN, page 20
    • Why do guys get boners when they wake up in the morning?
    1. (figuratively, slang, vulgar) An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.
      • Why do politicians have such a boner for meaningless memorials?
  2. One who or that which removes bones.
    Synonyms:
    deboner
  3. (dated, especially, slang) A blunder; a silly mistake.
    • He really pulled a boner that time!
    • SO! THEY LAUGH AT MY BONER, WILL THEY?? I'LL SHOW THEM! I'LL SHOW THEM HOW MANY BONERS THE JOKER CAN MAKE!1951 August, Bill Finger, “The Joker's Comedy of Errors!”, in Batman, volume 1, number 66, Burbank, California: DC Comics, panel 1, page 5
    Synonyms:
    blooper, blunder
  4. (humorous) A trombonist

Proper noun capitalized: Boner

Boner (plural Boners)

  1. A surname.

boner meaning in Arabic and Indonesian

boner in Arabic

erect penis
اِنْتِصَاب intiṣāb

boner in Indonesian

erect penis
ngaceng, konak

Synonyms of boner

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Forms of boner

Noun
pluralboners
Proper noun
pluralBoners

Origin of boner

From bone + -er.

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Questions about boner

What does boner mean?
Boner means an erect penis.
What is boner in Arabic?
Boner in Arabic is اِنْتِصَاب (intiṣāb). See Boner meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is boner?
Boner can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce boner?
Boner is pronounced /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of boner?
The plural of boner is boners.

Words near boner in the dictionary

  1. bonemouths
  2. Bonenfant
  3. Bonenfants
  4. bonenkai
  5. Boneo
  6. boner
  7. boner killer
  8. boner killers
  9. boner pill
  10. boner pills
  11. boner-killer

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