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hate-boner

hate-boner noun: an intense and enthralling feeling of hatred for someone or something.

Noun

hate-boner (plural hate-boners)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) An intense and enthralling feeling of hatred for someone or something.
    • Nothing makes liberals sport a hate-boner more than the word oil.2011 September 30, Kevin Moser, “Don't fear the pipeline, trust expert's opinion”, in Daily Nebraskan, volume 111, number 30, Lincoln: University of Nebraska, page 6
    • Roxy is a pretty liberal gal, and so while rape porn is kinda tacky and gross, she doesn't have a raging feminist hate-boner for it.2012 April 23, “Roxy Heart”, in Salient, volume 75, number 6, Victoria University of Wellington, page 23

Forms of hate-boner

pluralhate-boners
alternative formhate boner
alternative formhateboner

Questions about hate-boner

What does hate-boner mean?
Hate-boner means an intense and enthralling feeling of hatred for someone or something.
What part of speech is hate-boner?
Hate-boner is a noun.
What is the plural of hate-boner?
The plural of hate-boner is hate-boners.

Words near hate-boner in the dictionary

  1. hate the game, not the player
  2. hate the sin but love the sinner
  3. hate watch
  4. hate-blog
  5. hate-blogs
  6. hate-boner
  7. hate-boners
  8. hate-crime
  9. hate-crimed
  10. hate-crimes
  11. hate-criming

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