English language
Toggle Transcript
boner::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall |
| Type of | mistake, fault, error |
| Has types | faux pas, fluff, fumble, gaffe, gaucherie, howler, misstep, muff, slip, snafu, solecism, spectacle, stumble, trip, bobble, trip-up, bull, clanger |
Examples of boner
boner
Barrow later called this the only on-field boner Ruth ever made in his career.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Or to sue Pfizer because you don't get a boner even though you dropping some viagra.
From the techcrunch.com
What is it with the broadsheet media having such a boner for what's essentially pop?
From the guardian.co.uk
Come on, who's had a tech boner over the red and white Panasonic Lumix GF1?
From the techcrunch.com
By the way, Michael Kinsley is right that Citizens United was not a jurisprudential boner.
From the economist.com
I was not a fan of Bush the Younger, but I can't remember him pulling a boner like this.
From the economist.com
Oh yeah, that gets the juices flowing to the ol'tech boner, doesn't it?
From the techcrunch.com
Why does it not surprise me in the slightest that Justin Webb has a visible boner for Rummy?
From the guardian.co.uk
Boner also played harmonica while a rambunctious Peel sang Rocky Top.
From the time.com
- Blunder: an embarrassing mistake
- (Boners) Penile erection is a physiological phenomenon where the penis becomes enlarged and firm. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular and endocrine factors, and is usually, though not exclusively, associated with sexual arousal. ...
- Who or which bones (removes bones); (baseball)(slang) A blunder; a bad mistake; a silly or stupid mistake. [from early 20th c.]; An erect penis. [from mid-20th c.]
- ((Trom)boners) The section that does nothing but slack off because that they can they're the elite of the band. It's either the smallest or the disproportionately large section, and usually contains the really weird people. ...
- A stupid play; a blunder in the science of the game. Term adapted from the idea that a player making a stupid play has a head composed entirely of osseous tissue.
