bontosher

English

Etymology

Variant of bontodger.

Noun

bontosher (plural bontoshers)

1. (Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful.
   • 1914 January 11, The Sunday Times, Perth, page 3, column 2:

     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.