Bontosher
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone or something impressive and wonderful. Australia, obsolete, slang
"It was a scorcher right enough, and so deadly still that it seemed difficult to breathe. However, Tuesday evening saw a duststorm - a beauty, a regular bontosher - and that gave us a cool night and brought temperatures down to 20 degrees on Wednesday."
Example
More examples"It was a scorcher right enough, and so deadly still that it seemed difficult to breathe. However, Tuesday evening saw a duststorm - a beauty, a regular bontosher - and that gave us a cool night and brought temperatures down to 20 degrees on Wednesday."
Etymology
Variant of bontodger.
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