Meaning of boner in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈboʊnər/

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1. Noun

   boner

   Etymology

   mid 19th century (originally school slang, in the now obsolete sense ‘a blow to a bony part of the body’): from bone or (in boner (sense 2)) bonehead, + -er

   Definitions

   1. an embarrassing mistake