bonzer

(ˈbɒnzə)

adj

slang archaic Austral and NZ excellent; very good

[C20: of uncertain origin; perhaps from bonanza]

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Adj.

bonzer - remarkable or wonderful

Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

Translations

bonzer

adj (Austral inf) → klasse (inf)

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I can't wait to take the Priscilla bus on the road and have a bonzer time making the role my own!" Mark Goucher added: "Joe is great casting for Priscilla.

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A MAN has been found guilty of providing his car to the UDA for the murder of loyalist rival John "Bonzer" Boreland.

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Or does he just think his bonzer new job puts him in a group with a whole load of like-minded pals and they get to sit around all day playing an interactive version of Battleships?

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FORMER UDA leader Andre Shoukri was among the mourners at the funeral of leading loyalist John "Bonzer" Boreland yesterday.

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XXXXX Maddick Ken Happy Father's Day Dad Have a bonzer day ya flamin' galah!!!

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