boner
- Dictionary
boner(
bo
-
nuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (slang) (sexual)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. la erección (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was trying to hide the boner in his pants.Trataba de ocultar la erección que tenía en el pantalón.
2. (colloquial) (blunder) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. la metedura de pata (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My job is to go through these texts and correct everyone else's boners.Mi trabajo es revisar estos textos y corregir todas las meteduras de pata de los demás.
b. la metida de pata (F) (colloquial) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
It was a boner telling her I wouldn't be able to go to the surprise party they'd organized for her.Fue una metida de pata decirle que no iba a poder ir a la fiesta sorpresa que le habían organizado.
c. la plancha (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
I didn't realise I'd pulled a boner by sitting in the chair reserved for him.No me di cuenta que me había tirado una plancha al sentarme en la silla reservada para él.
Examples
Phrases
Machine Translators
Translate boner using machine translators
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of boner in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
