boner

bon·er ¹

 (bō′nər)

n. Informal

A blunder or an error.

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[bone(head) + -er.]

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bon·er ²

 (bō′nər)

n. Vulgar Slang

An erection of the penis.

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boner

(ˈbəʊnə)

n

1. slang a blunder

2. slang an erection of the penis

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

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bon•er¹

(ˈboʊ nər)

n.

a person or thing that bones.

[1895–1900]

bon•er²

(ˈboʊ nər)

n.

a stupid mistake; blunder.

[1910–15]

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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"

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boner

noun

Informal. A stupid, clumsy mistake:

blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.

Informal: blooper.

Slang: bloomer, goof.

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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

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boner

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

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boner

[ˈbəʊnəʳ] n (Am) → gaffe f inv

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