"boncer" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more boncer [comparative], most boncer [superlative]
Etymology: In marble sense: British dialect (north Hampshire), probably variant of bouncer (“a large thing”). In slang sense (= remarkable, excellent): replaced by voiced variant bonzer. Head templates: {{en-adj}} boncer (comparative more boncer, superlative most boncer)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal, obsolete) Remarkable; wonderful. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal, obsolete Synonyms: bottler, ripper, bonzer
    Sense id: en-boncer-en-adj-WyUiFknn Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 23 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: boncers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boncer (plural boncers)
  1. (New Zealand, dated) A kind of large marble; a bonce. Tags: New-Zealand, dated
    Sense id: en-boncer-en-noun-Ve0r4dAM Categories (other): New Zealand English
  2. (New Zealand, Australia, informal, obsolete) Something remarkable, wonderful, excellent, etc. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, informal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-boncer-en-noun-NrM5N2F4 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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