yawner

[ yaw-ner ]

noun

1. a person who yawns.
2. yawn ( def 8 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of yawner¹

First recorded in 1680–90; yawn + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The game Sunday was a yawner — Whose House?

From Los Angeles Times

The first race was a bit of a yawner with Joey Logano holding off Christopher Bell to win by a scant 0.018 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times

This one might not have been quite as ugly as the Colts-Broncos yawner a week earlier that had famed play-by-play announcer Al Michaels launching zingers and creating a buzz on social media.

From Seattle Times

Clapper tried to give him special “expert briefings,” but “fifty percent were yawners,” according to a participant quoted by Helgerson.

From Washington Post

Typically, precinct meetings were "a yawner," according to Mike Connett, a longtime party member in Horry County, best known for its popular beach towns.

From Salon