[Ads-l] antedating boner

[Jonathan Lighter]

Does anyone dare to say "pull a boner" nowadays?

It seemed like an everyday expression in the late '50s and could be
encountered in Disney comics and similar sources (w/o the "off"). I
personally didn't hear the phallic "boner" until my freshman year in
college.

JL

On Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 5:29 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> OED has 1912 for "boner" (slang: a mistake, a blunder)
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> 1908 Norfolk Va. Ledger-Dispatch 29 Jun 8/4
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> He is always there with the head and never pulls off a "boner."
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