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Definition of boner in English: bonernounˈbəʊnəˈboʊnər 1North American informal A stupid mistake. Example sentencesExamples - The Times corrections culture seems to revel in correcting every misspelling, transposed digit, historical inaccuracy, and boner.
- The Consumerist will highlight the persistent, shameless boners of modern consumerism - and the latest hot deals, discounts, and freebies around.
- There are also a couple of bad physics boners on their website - for instance, the claim that certain celestial radiation sources are made of ‘dark matter’.
- For both these reasons I should not have felt too much chagrin if it were pointed out that I had made a boner in the course of my mathematical and logical discussion.
- They were there to trap me into some kind of boner.
- I realize that I made a "boner" of a mistake, but why punish me by taking money out of my wallet?
Synonyms mistake, error, blunder, fault, gaffe, slip, slip of the pen 2North American vulgar slang An erection of the penis. 3NZ A low-grade farm animal, with meat only suitable for use in sausages or other processed products.
Phrases informal Make a stupid mistake. Example sentencesExamples - The minister of Wealth and Helfare pulled a boner, as far as we are concerned.
- I list it as worse match because of the boner it pulled.
- I guess when I pull a boner, I really pull a boner.
- Wow, did I pull a boner last week, allowing myself to be talked into attending a screening in one of those so-called ‘art houses’.
- They knew I had just pulled a boner but still left it up to me to continue or not.
- He pulled some stupid boners, like trying to fire supporters after he was appointed to the Chair.
Origin Early 20th century: from bone or (in sense 1) from bonehead, + -er1. Rhymes Arizona, Barcelona, condoner, corona, Cremona, Desdemona, donor, Fiona, groaner, Iona, Jonah, kroner, Leona, loaner, loner, moaner, Mona, owner, Pamplona, persona, postponer, Ramona, stoner, toner, Valona, Verona, Winona Definition of boner in US English: bonernounˈboʊnərˈbōnər North American 1informal A stupid mistake. Example sentencesExamples - I realize that I made a "boner" of a mistake, but why punish me by taking money out of my wallet?
- The Times corrections culture seems to revel in correcting every misspelling, transposed digit, historical inaccuracy, and boner.
- They were there to trap me into some kind of boner.
- There are also a couple of bad physics boners on their website - for instance, the claim that certain celestial radiation sources are made of ‘dark matter’.
- The Consumerist will highlight the persistent, shameless boners of modern consumerism - and the latest hot deals, discounts, and freebies around.
- For both these reasons I should not have felt too much chagrin if it were pointed out that I had made a boner in the course of my mathematical and logical discussion.
Synonyms mistake, error, blunder, fault, gaffe, slip, slip of the pen 2vulgar slang An erection of the penis.
Origin Early 20th century: from bone or (in boner (sense 1)) from bonehead, + -er. |