Words & TermsPeople and character
bonzer
Also: bonza, bonser, bonzor
Excellent or first-rate.
In a sentence
That was a bonzer catch on the boundary.
Where it came from
Bonzer may be an alteration of the older Australian bonster, perhaps related to British dialect bouncer. Spellings such as bonza and bonser occur in early evidence from the beginning of the twentieth century.
- First recorded
- 1903
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide