boner

bon·er ¹  (bnr)

n. Informal

A blunder or an error.

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[bone(head) + -er.]

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bon·er ²  (bnr)

n. Vulgar Slang

An erection of the penis.

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boner [ˈbəʊnə]

n

1. Slang a blunder

2. NZ a low-grade slaughtered animal suitable for use in pies, sausages, etc

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

boner - an embarrassing mistake               blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall, bloomer error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" bobble - the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball; "the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out" snafu - an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up spectacle - a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself bull - a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment" fumble, muff - (sports) dropping the ball fluff - a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) faux pas, gaffe, slip, solecism, gaucherie - a socially awkward or tactless act howler - a glaring blunder clanger - a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger" misstep, trip-up, stumble, trip - an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"

Translations

boner [ˈbəʊnəʳ] N

1. (US) (= blunder) → metedura f de pata, plancha f (Sp)
to pull a boner → meter la pata, tirarse una plancha(Sp)

2. (= erection) → erección f
to have a boner → tenerla dura

boner

n (US sl) → Schnitzer m (inf), → Hammer m (inf)

boner [ˈbəʊnəʳ] n (Am) → gaffe f inv

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boner [ˈbəʊnəʳ] n (Am) → gaffe f inv