"boner-killer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈboʊnɚˌkɪlɚ/ [US] Audio: En-US-bonerkiller.wav [US] Forms: boner-killers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boner-killer (plural boner-killers)
  1. (slang, vulgar) Something that causes loss of libido and thus, in men, of an erection Tags: slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-boner-killer-en-noun-kLULOURL
  2. (slang, vulgar, by extension, derogatory) An unappealing person or situation. Tags: broadly, derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-boner-killer-en-noun-eDn30TvK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: boner killer

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