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boney¹

adjective bonier · boniest

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of bony Slowly, the handle on the only door to his room began to turn. We all knew that the room on the other side was empty – except for the newly purchased skeleton! As the handle turned we heard boney, scrapey sounds. I could feel the hair begin to stand on my head and the back of my neck.

Boney²

proper noun Boneys

  1. A surname.

Boney³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Bonaparte + -ey.

proper noun

  1. slang Napoleon Bonaparte.

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"boney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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boney. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boney

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"boney." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boney.

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@misc{boney_2026,
  title = {boney},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boney},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}