Bontodger

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone or something impressive and wonderful. Australia, obsolete, slang

    "The preliminary, though always closely fought, was rarely really exciting till the last round which, to use a colloquialism, was a bontoger."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excellent; wonderful. Australia, obsolete, slang

    "Of the home forwards, Moir and Brackenrigg were the pick. The latter is a bon-todger goal-kicker[.]"

Example

More examples

"Of the home forwards, Moir and Brackenrigg were the pick. The latter is a bon-todger goal-kicker[.]"

Etymology

From pseudo-French literally meaning 'always good', formed from French bon (“good”) + toujours (“always”).

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