- yawner
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noun
Date: 1687
1. one that yawns
2. something that causes boredom <the show was a real yawner>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
yawner
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yawner — (n.) 1680s, agent noun from YAWN (Cf. yawn) (v.). Meaning boring thing is 1942, American English colloquial (yawn in this sense is attested from 1889) … Etymology dictionary
yawner — [yô′nər] n. 1. someone or something that yawns ☆ 2. Informal a dull or boring performance, event, etc … English World dictionary
yawner — n. a boring show or performance. □ It was a yawner from the opening curtain straight through to the end. □ Your lecture, sir, was a total yawner … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yawner — noun a) A person who yawns. The games over, and the Bills are winners in a 9 6 yawner that saw no touchdowns and sent the nation to bed early. b) Something unexciting or boring that induces yawning, as a book, sporting event … Wiktionary
yawner — See a yawner … English idioms
yawner — /yaw neuhr/, n. 1. a person who yawns. 2. yawn (def. 8). [1680 90; YAWN + ER1] * * * … Universalium
yawner — n. one who yawns; boring show, uninteresting performance (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
yawner — yawn·er … English syllables
yawner — yawn•er [[t]ˈyɔ nər[/t]] n. 1) cvb one who yawns 2) cvb yawn 6), b) • Etymology: 1680–90 … From formal English to slang
yawner — a slang term, meaning a boring film … Glossary of cinematic terms
