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Boner
1. A clumsy error, serious mistake. The origin of the term is not clear; it may be inspired by 'bone-headed' or by a 'bone- jarring' blow.
2. An erection. 'Bone', 'hambone' and 'jigging bone' are all archaic slang terms for the penis.
'Do you really want to get all dressed up so some Drakkar Noir-wearing Dexter with a boner feels you up?' (10 Things I Hate About You, US film, 1999).
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