boners
Embarrassing foolish errors
Boners is the plural of boner—erections or, in dated slang, embarrassing mistakes: Teenage boys and their boners.
The mistake sense persists in phrases like boner move but is increasingly awkward given the dominant meaning.
Act of building upward
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- hardnessResistance to penetration
erection
Act of building upward
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- tumescenceState of being swollen
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
hardness · priapism · embarrassment · puberty · morning wood
gaffe
Clumsy social error
snafu · fumble · misstep · slipup · botch · miscue · faux pas · bungling · howler · clanger
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
tibia · fibula · pelvis · sternum · clavicle · ulna · radius · humerus · patella · scapula
bonersmasterstrokes
Brilliantly successful actions
strokes of genius · triumphs · successes · coups · achievements
bonersflaccidity
Lack of firmness
limpness · softies · floppies · softness · erectile dysfunction
- broken boneCracked skeletal element
- funny boneUlnar nerve area
- to the boneTo the deepest extent
- bone dryTotally devoid of moisture
- dry as a boneCompletely without moisture
- bone tiredExtremely fatigued state
bone, backbone, boned, bonehead, boner, debone, deboned, debones, unboned