boner UK /ˈbəʊ.nə(ɹ)/US /ˈboʊ.nɚ/ noun5 •(slang, vulgar) An erect penis.Why do guys get boners when they wake up in the morning? •(slang, old-fashioned) A blunder; a silly mistake.He really pulled a boner that time! •(vulgar, figurative) An often perverse sense of enjoyment from or predilection towards something.Why do politicians have such a boner for meaningless memorials? •One who or that which removes bones. •(humorous) A trombonist formsboners