BOONER

Etymology 1

Noun

booner (plural booners)

(Australia, chiefly, Canberra, slang) A person who takes particular pride in their car and enjoys showing it off.

(Australia, slang, derogatory) A bogan.

Synonyms

• (car-proud person): hoon, petrolhead

Etymology 2

From the Boone and Crockett Club.

Noun

booner (plural booners)

(US) A trophy size big game animal, as measured by the Boone and Crockett ranking criteria.

Anagrams

• Borneo, Oberon

Source: Wiktionary


BOON

Boon, n. Etym: [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel. b; akin to Sw. & Dan. b, AS. b, and perh. to E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus. Ban, Bounty.]

1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.] For which to God he made so many an idle boon. Spenser.

2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present. Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above. James i. 17 (Rev. Ver. ).

Boon, a. Etym: [F. bon. See Boon, n.]

1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]

2. Kind; bountiful; benign. Which . . . Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain. Milton.

3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial. A boon companion, loving his bottle. Arbuthnot.

Boon, n. Etym: [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.]

Definition: The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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