hard-on /ˈhɑɹdɑn/ noun2 •(slang, vulgar) An erection of the penis.I'm lying here with a hard-on, it's not even 10:00 yet. — 1980 •(vulgar, figurative) A desirous arousal based on a fascination or obsession.... and corporations duke it out with the kind of military tactics and apparatus that would give anybody who appreciates the Navy SEALs a hard-on. — 2012 formshard ons · hard-ons