/ ˈbəʊnə(r); NAmE ˈboʊn-/ noun ( NAmE , informal )
1.
( taboo ) an erection of the penis
2.
an embarrassing mistake
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bone or (in sense 2) from bonehead , + -er .
/ ˈbəʊnə(r); NAmE ˈboʊn-/ noun ( NAmE , informal )
1.
( taboo ) an erection of the penis
2.
an embarrassing mistake
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bone or (in sense 2) from bonehead , + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005