hard-on

/ˈhɑːd ɒn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːrd ɑːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhärd-ˌȯn -ˌän/ (ame, mw)

hard-on — noun

1. a vulgar slang term for when a man's penis becomes stiff and stands up, usually

1.名詞
釋義

a vulgar slang term for when a man's penis becomes stiff and stands up, usually because he feels sexual excitement.

例句

Kian woke up with a hard-on and felt embarrassed when his roommate walked in.

collocation: wake up with a hard-on

The teenage boys joked nervously about getting a hard-on during swimming class.

collocation: get a hard-on

同義詞
  • erection

    neutral medical/formal term; safe in any context

  • boner

    equally vulgar slang, very common in American English

  • stiffy

    vulgar slang, slightly more playful and British in flavour

文法句型

get/have a hard-on

give someone a hard-on

用法筆記

Vulgar slang — avoid in formal, professional, or polite mixed company; use 'erection' in medical or neutral contexts. Almost always countable: 'a hard-on', 'hard-ons'.

常見錯誤

❌He had hard-on this morning.
✅He had a hard-on this morning.
💡always takes an article; it is countable.
❌The doctor asked about his hard-on.
✅The doctor asked about his erection.
💡use the neutral term 'erection' in medical or formal contexts.