Synonyms
boner - 5 dictionary results
bon⋅er
1
[boh-ner] 
nər
–noun
| a person or thing that bones. |
bon⋅er
2 [boh-ner] –noun
| a foolish and obvious blunder; stupid mistake. |
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Link To boner
| bon·er 1 (bō'nər) n. Informal A blunder or an error. [bone(head) + -er1.] |
| bon·er 2 (bō'nər) n. Vulgar Slang An erection of the penis. |
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boner
"blunder," 1912, baseball slang, probably from bonehead "stupid person" (1908). Meaning "erect penis" is 1950s, from earlier bone-on (1940s), probably a variation (with connection notion of "hardness") of hard-on (1893).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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