Bonzer
Origin
Entered use 1900–05, origin Unknown
Full definition of bonzer
Adjective
bonzer
- (Australia) Remarkable; wonderful.
- 1915, Young Men's Christian Associations. International Committee, For the millions of men now under arms, To see their faces brighten and to hear their 'Thanks Cobber, that was bonzer!' was a joy
- 1916, C. J. Dennis, In Spadger′s Lane, in The Moods of Ginger Mick, 2009, Sydney University Press, most+bonzer%22+-intitle:%22bonzer%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9hQAT4CGHsyiiAfZuZDDAQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more|most%20bonzer%22%20-intitle%3A%22bonzer%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 36,To all the earth she gives the soft glad-eye;
She picks no fav′rits in this world o′ men;
She peeps in nooks, where ′appy lovers sigh,
To make their joy more bonzer still; an′ then,
O′er Spadger′s Lane she waves a podgy ′and,
An′ turns the scowlin′ slums to Fairyland. - 1945, Doglas Stewart (editor), Coast to Coast: Australian Stories 1945, most+bonzer%22+-intitle:%22bonzer%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22more|most+bonzer%22+-intitle:%22bonzer%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9hQAT4CGHsyiiAfZuZDDAQ&redir_esc=y page 51,By cripes, you couldn′t have a more bonzer place for doing the thing in style with girls.
- 1991, Noel Virtue, Always the Islands of Memory, most+bonzer%22+-intitle:%22bonzer%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22more|most+bonzer%22+-intitle:%22bonzer%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9hQAT4CGHsyiiAfZuZDDAQ&redir_esc=y page 148,Inside sat one of the most bonzer sights she′d ever seen.
- 2006, Philippa Todd, Dangerous Dating, The sadness about his father left his face, and he smiled. He seemed pleased to have something positive to do.
'That's bonzer, Annie. Thanks' he said. 'You're a good sort. And as for Ches, well, he's real bonzer too . . . - 2007, Eric Stone, The Living Room of the Dead, If playin' hero is so bonzer, what're you doin' in this job? Y'oughta be workin' for one o' those scandal rags, or with a crowd o' do-gooders, or for some investigation outfit or somethin'.