boner

See also: Boner and böner

English

Etymology

From bone + -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.nɚ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -əʊnə(r)

Noun

boner (plural boners)

  1. (vulgar, slang) An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]
    • 1973, Sol Gordon, Facts about sex for today's youth, →ISBN, page 20:
      Boys often refer to their enlarged penis as an "erection," a "boner," or a "hard on."
    Why do guys get boners when they wake up in the morning?
  2. (literally) One who or that which bones (removes bones).
  3. (dated slang, especially baseball) A blunder; a silly mistake. [from early 20th c.]
    He really pulled a boner that time!

Synonyms

Translations

References

  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams


Danish

Noun

boner c

  1. boner (erection)

Synonyms

Noun

boner c

  1. indefinite plural of bon
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.