boner

Etymology

From bone + -er.

noun

  1. (vulgar, slang) 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, page 20
    Why do guys get boners when they wake up in the morning?
    1. (vulgar, slang, figurative) An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.
      Why do politicians have such a boner for meaningless memorials?
  2. One who or that which removes bones.
  3. (dated slang, especially baseball) A blunder; a silly mistake.
    He really pulled a boner that time!

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/boner), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.