boner

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boner^¹

/ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈboʊ.nɚ/ US

Sounds like bona (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -əʊnə(ɹ)

noun boners

slang, vulgar An erect penis. Boys often refer to their enlarged penis as an "erection," a "boner," or a "hard on."
figuratively, slang, vulgar 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.
Similar: deboner
dated, especially, slang A blunder; a silly mistake. He really pulled a boner that time!
Similar: blooper, blunder
humorous A trombonist

Similar: erection, hard-on, stiffy

Boner^²

proper noun Boners

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: boo-boo, bungle, botch, blunder, blooper, flub, foul-up, misdoing, hard-on, erection, dysfunction, raising, hearing, error, mistake, biometric

noun

Similar: erection, hard-on, stiffy

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noun erect penis

Español	erección, tieso, empalme
한국어	발기 balgi
日本語	勃起 bokki
中文	勃起 bóqǐ
Português	pau duro, tesão
Français	gaule, trique
Deutsch	Ständer, Latte
Italiano	erezione, durello
Ελληνικά	καύλα kávla, σηκωμάρα sikomára
Română	erecție
Русский	стоя́к stoják
العربية	اِنْتِصَاب intiṣāb
עברית	זִקְפָּה zikpá

noun blunder; silly or stupid mistake

Español	metida de pata, cagada, pifia
Français	connerie

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@misc{boner_2026,
  title = {boner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boner},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}