Bontoshter

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

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

    "The ‘Dilly Ooze’ says the Russian Baltic Fleet is bombarding Varna. We heard the Russians had some new long range guns. They must be bontoshters!"

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

    "‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’"

Example

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"‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’"

Etymology

Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.

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