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yawner (noun)

yawner /ˈjɑːnɚ/ noun

plural yawners

yawner

/ˈjɑːnɚ/

noun

plural yawners

Britannica Dictionary definition of YAWNER

[count] US

1

: a person who yawns

2

informal : something that is very boring

The show was a real yawner.

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