bontoshter

English

Etymology

Variant of bontosher, perhaps influenced by boshter.

Adjective

bontoshter (comparative more bontoshter, superlative most bontoshter)

1. (Australia, slang, obsolete) Excellent; wonderful.
   • 1910 August 20, The Daily Herald, Adelaide, page 15, column 3:

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

Noun

bontoshter (plural bontoshters)

1. (Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful.
   • 1915 October 17, The Sun, Kalgoorlie, page 4, column 4:

     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!