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bonerism

bonerism noun: the state of having an erection.

Noun

bonerism (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The state of having an erection.
  2. An underground meme online within the Tame Impala fandom, using wordplay on the name of the album Lonerism, created by a user of the same name.

Origin of bonerism

From boner + -ism.

Questions about bonerism

What does bonerism mean?
Bonerism means the state of having an erection.
What part of speech is bonerism?
Bonerism is a noun.

Words near bonerism in the dictionary

  1. boner-shrinker
  2. boner-shrinkers
  3. bonerbaiting
  4. bonered
  5. bonerific
  6. bonerism
  7. boneritis
  8. boners
  9. bones
  10. bones down
  11. bones in the throat

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