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English
Etymology
Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.[1]
Adjective
bontoshter (comparative more bontoshter, superlative most bontoshter)
- (Australia, slang, obsolete) Excellent; wonderful.
1910 August 20, The Daily Herald, Adelaide, page 15, column 3:‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’
Noun
bontoshter (plural bontoshters)
- (Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful.
1915 October 17, The Sun, Kalgoorlie, page 4, column 4: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!
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