bone adv.
(US black) thoroughly, completely.
letter 18 Mar. in Paige (1971) 271: I am bone ignorant of the subject, but have vague feeling that something or other, etc. | ||
(con. 1969) Dispatches 9: Even bone-dumb grunts seemed to feel that something weird and extra was happening to them. | ||
Murder and Chips 129: He was bone tired. | ||
Turning Angel 204: He actually used the term ‘bone-dumb bluegums’ in front of me once. |