See bontoshter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.",
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"form": "more bontoshter",
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},
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"ref": "1910 August 20, The Daily Herald, Adelaide, page 15, column 3:",
"text": "‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’",
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"Excellent; wonderful."
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"(Australia, slang, obsolete) Excellent; wonderful."
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"etymology_text": "Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.",
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1915 October 17, The Sun, Kalgoorlie, page 4, column 4:",
"text": "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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"(Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful."
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"etymology_text": "Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.",
"forms": [
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"form": "more bontoshter",
"tags": [
"comparative"
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},
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}
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "1910 August 20, The Daily Herald, Adelaide, page 15, column 3:",
"text": "‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’",
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"Excellent; wonderful."
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"etymology_text": "Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.",
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"form": "bontoshters",
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{
"ref": "1915 October 17, The Sun, Kalgoorlie, page 4, column 4:",
"text": "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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],
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"Someone or something impressive and wonderful."
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"(Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful."
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