boner

noun

Definition of bonernext
1
as in scream

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2
as in boob

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
  1. scream
  2. boob
  3. howler
  4. blunder
  5. riot
  6. fumble
  7. laugh
  8. inaccuracy
Noun
  • For Lind, the endeavor was less about being a scream queen and more about shepherding a production.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
  • The delighted screams were coming from a man wearing a Mexico soccer jersey in the first row.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of scream
Noun
  • In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Margaret left and came back in a new bra, the straps of which could be hooked together into an X across her back to draw her boobs toward the center of her chest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of boob
Noun
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
  • Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 June 2026
Definition of howler
Noun
  • Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
    — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of blunder
Noun
  • Cole is accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee headquarters near the Capitol on the night before the riot.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Anti-Jewish riots, or pogroms, swept Russia in the late 19th century.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of riot
Noun
  • Anderson, a former BYU standout, played in 40 games during his three seasons with the Packers, contributing 36 tackles, recovering two fumbles, breaking up two passes and pulling down one interception in 145 defensive snaps.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Then in Week 18 at Minnesota, Sorrell had eight tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of fumble
Noun
  • At Balenciaga, where Pierpaolo Piccioli made his debut with bubble silhouettes that reference an iconic dress by the house founder and chez Jean Paul Gaultier, Duran Lantink had the last laugh—as an enfant terrible is wont to do.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2026
  • There are genuine laughs sprinkled in but too many elements land with a thud — including an excessive amount of comedic gore that grows tiresome and a mailman/narrator gag that just isn’t funny.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The most important risk is confident inaccuracy.
    — Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of inaccuracy
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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