dinnerbone

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verb

To be upside down; to flip (something) upside down.

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Meanings

verbdinnerbone (third-person singular simple present dinnerbones, present participle dinnerboning, simple past and past participle dinnerboned)

present singular third person dinnerbones · participle present dinnerboning · participle past dinnerboned · past dinnerboned · alternative Dinnerbone

  1. InternetambitransitivehumorousuncommonTo be upside down; to flip (something) upside down.

Origin

From the sandbox video game Minecraft, in which applying a name tag to a mob (game entity) with the custom name Dinnerbone turns that entity upside down. This feature is a reference to Nathan 'Dinnerbone' Adams, a Minecraft developer, who commonly displays himself and his online avatars upside down as a signature trope. Adams' username is a tribute to the name of a former online friend, Teabone, perhaps related to T-bone.

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APA

dinnerbone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinnerbone

MLA

“dinnerbone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinnerbone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinnerbone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinnerbone.

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