bontodger
English
Etymology
From pseudo-French literally meaning 'always good', formed from French bon (“good”) + toujours (“always”).[1]
Adjective
bontodger (comparative more bontodger, superlative most bontodger)
- (Australia, slang, obsolete) Excellent; wonderful.
- 1908 July 22, The Sydney Sportsman, page 7, column 2:
- Of the home forwards, Moir and Brackenrigg were the pick. The latter is a bon-todger goal-kicker[.]
Noun
bontodger (plural bontodgers)
- (Australia, slang, obsolete) Someone or something impressive and wonderful.
- 1920 September 29, The Referee, page 10, column 3:
- The preliminary, though always closely fought, was rarely really exciting till the last round which, to use a colloquialism, was a bontoger.
References
- James Lambert "What Makes a Bonzer Etymology?" (3 September 2020) Green's Dictionary of Slang