boner en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈboʊ.nɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *bainaz Proto-Germanic *bainą Proto-West Germanic *bain Old English bān Middle English bon English bone Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boner From bone + -er.
Meanings
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(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?
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(figuratively, slang, vulgar) An erect penis. ▸ An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.
Why do politicians have such a boner for meaningless memorials?
- One who or that which removes bones.
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(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 14, Bill Finger, “The Joker's Comedy of Errors!”, in Batman, volume 1, number 66, Burbank, California: DC Comics, panel 1, page 5:
- (humorous) A trombonist
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
boneritis · perma-boner · boner pill · bonerism · boner-killer · hate-boner · ladyboner · permaboner · rage boner · bonerific · semiboner · boner-shrinker · euphoria boner
Relateds
Synonyms
hard-on (erect penis) · erection (erect penis) · stiffy (erect penis) · deboner (one that removes bones) · blooper (mistake) · blunder (mistake)
Translations (55)
nl ontbener (who bones) · fi moka (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · ja 勃起 (erect penis) · nl stijve (erect penis) · fr connerie (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · no ståpikk (erect penis) · fi töppäys (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · cy min (erect penis) · id konak (erect penis) · pt pau duro (erect penis) · es empalme (erect penis) · es metida de pata (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · da boner (erect penis) · bcl latog (erect penis) · de Latte (erect penis) · fi seisokki (erect penis) · mk гаф (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · pl gafa (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · fr gaule (erect penis) · da stiv pik (erect penis) · mk глу́пава гре́шка (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · id ngaceng (erect penis) · ro erecție (erect penis) · ga adharc (erect penis) · es tieso (erect penis) · ru стоя́к (erect penis) · es erección (erect penis) · ko 발기 (erect penis) · el καύλα (erect penis) · el σηκωμάρα (erect penis) · he זִקְפָּה (erect penis) · da Fuld mast (erect penis) · cy cwnnad (erect penis) · da udbener (who bones) · ca trempera (erect penis) · ar اِنْتِصَاب (erect penis) · bg гаф (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · it erezione (erect penis) · fi heijari (erect penis) · uk стоя́к (erect penis) · nl blunder (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · it durello (erect penis) · de Ständer (erect penis) · cy codiad (erect penis) · cmn 勃起 (erect penis) · ka ამდგარი (erect penis) · es pifia (blunder; silly or stupid mistake) · da stådreng (erect penis) · mn босчихсон боов (erect penis) · pl kościej (erect penis) · fi stondis (erect penis) · da stivert (erect penis) · fr trique (erect penis) · pt tesão (erect penis) · es cagada (blunder; silly or stupid mistake)