bontoshter

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adjective

Excellent; wonderful.

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Meanings

adjectivebontoshter (comparative more bontoshter, superlative most bontoshter)

comparative more bontoshter · superlative most bontoshter

  1. AustraliaobsoleteslangExcellent; wonderful.

    ‘Ah me! I’m his bonzer tart! Ah me! Ah me!’ ‘You are! You are! My bontoshter bit of fluff!’

    1910 August 20, The Daily Herald, Adelaide, page 15, column 3
nounbontoshter (plural bontoshters)

plural bontoshters

  1. AustraliaobsoleteslangSomeone or something impressive and wonderful.

    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!

    1915 October 17, The Sun, Kalgoorlie, page 4, column 4

Origin

Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.

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APA

bontoshter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontoshter

MLA

“bontoshter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontoshter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bontoshter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bontoshter.

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