bonzer

[ bon-zer ]

adjectiveAustralian.
  1. remarkable; wonderful.

Origin of bonzer

1
First recorded in 1900–05; possibly an alteration of bonanza; origin uncertain

Words Nearby bonzer

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How to use bonzer in a sentence

  • I havent seen such a bonzer target to strafe since we was in Gllipoli.

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British Dictionary definitions for bonzer

bonzer

/ (ˈbɒnzə) /


adjective
  1. Australian and NZ slang, archaic excellent; very good

Origin of bonzer

1
C20: of uncertain origin; perhaps from bonanza

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