boner
noun/ˈboʊnər/
Frequency rank: #10,459 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a stupid or embarrassing mistake; a blunder.
Example sentence
He made quite a big boner during the presentation that left everyone in the room embarrassed.
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