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- adjective Australian remarkable or wonderful.
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- adjective Australia
Remarkable ;wonderful .
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- adjective remarkable or wonderful
Etymologies
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Examples
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It looks pretty bonzer, what with hugeous casts of dinosaur bones, rocketry equipment and people acting scenes from Hamlet.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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It looks pretty bonzer, what with hugeous casts of dinosaur bones, rocketry equipment and people acting scenes from Hamlet.
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This ad is incredibly effective, which is probably why the Lieberman camp has gone bonzer yo-yo about it.
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Admittedly, we had some bonzer arguments at the beginning, but once Scott actually READ the thing, he had a lot of constructive stuff to say.
Archive 2005-03-01 Holly 2005
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Admittedly, we had some bonzer arguments at the beginning, but once Scott actually READ the thing, he had a lot of constructive stuff to say.
odds & ends Holly 2005
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You get some bonzer wrestling matches sometimes. '
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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'Hey, bonzer rum, mister!' he tossed to Jyp, and jerked a thumb.
The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992
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Then off to a swimming club to catch a load of bonzer blokes in Speedos drinking lager, before a quiet walk in an old part of town that was a bit rough 200 years ago, but is now full of nice cafes.
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Australia's bid video, which featured a surfing kangaroo, some bonzer Sheilas on the beach and
The Guardian World News Barney Ronay 2010
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Some Aussie children believe Santa Claus 'sleigh is pulled by six white boomers. boot - trunk of a car bonzer - a great bloke or sheila.
bilby commented on the word bonzer
Can't remember hearing this said - other than in faked-up displays of Awstrayleeyanism - for at least 20 years.
December 10, 2006
nkocharh commented on the word bonzer
My friend has a black BMW M3 which has BONZER as its license plate. I laugh every time I see it, mostly for the word's propinquity to boner.
December 13, 2006
knitandpurl commented on the word bonzer
"He's a right card, the other women would say, a real bonzer.
A real dag, love. Oh, to have him round the house."
Cloudstreet by Tim Winton, p 144 of the Graywolf Press hardcover edition
March 31, 2010