Meanings
nounbontosher (plural bontoshers)
plural bontoshers
- AustraliaobsoleteslangSomeone or something impressive and wonderful.
It was a scorcher right enough, and so deadly still that it seemed difficult to breathe. However, Tuesday evening saw a duststorm - a beauty, a regular bontosher - and that gave us a cool night and brought temperatures down to 20 degrees on Wednesday.
1914 January 11, The Sunday Times, Perth, page 3, column 2
Origin
Variant of bontodger.
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APA
bontosher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontosher
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“bontosher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontosher. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bontosher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontosher.
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