Meaning & use
boner
Vulgar slang for an erection of the penis.
See it in a sentence
The teen comedy relied on jokes about boners for cheap laughs.
He was embarrassed and quickly sat down to hide his boner.
A note on using this word
In older, more informal usage, "boner" also meant a silly or embarrassing mistake, a sense still occasionally heard today.
Words with a similar meaning
erection
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Dated informal: a silly or embarrassing mistake.
He pulled a real boner by calling the client by the wrong name.
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