bosker

American  

[bos-ker] / ˈbɒs kər /

adjective

Australian Slang.

1. very good; excellent.

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Etymology

Origin of bosker

First recorded in 1905–10; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Author and journalist Bianca Bosker peels back the canvas of the high-end art world.

From Slate

In this Money Talks, Bianca Bosker, author of “Get the Picture,” chats with Felix Salmon about her adventures going undercover in the fine art world.

From Slate

In their 1998 book “The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth,” Lena Lenček and Gideon Bosker trace the emergence of the beach as “a narcotic for holiday masses.”

From Seattle Times

In a 2017 interview for her book "Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste," tech editor-turned-sommelier Bianca Bosker discussed how she had to "learn to tune into this sense, smell, that I was not used to trusting."

From Salon

Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker’s book “The Beach, the History of Paradise on Earth” notes that inland L.A. families started coming to the beach at Santa Monica Canyon 150 years ago, pitching tents overnight “to justify the dusty two-day trip from downtown L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times