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boncer

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English

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Etymology 1

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In marble sense: British dialect (north Hampshire),[1] probably variant of bouncer (a large thing). In slang sense (= remarkable, excellent): replaced by voiced variant bonzer.[2]

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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boncer (comparative more boncer, superlative most boncer)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal, obsolete) Remarkable; wonderful.
    Synonyms: bottler, ripper

Etymology 2

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Noun

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boncer (plural boncers)

  1. (New Zealand, dated) A kind of large marble; a bonce.
  2. (New Zealand, Australia, informal, obsolete) Something remarkable, wonderful, excellent, etc.
    • 1897 April 3, The Auckland Star, Supplement, page 2:
      ‘Of course the hero of the meeting was A.H. Holder, and let me tell you he is a ‘boncer’.

References

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  1. ^ William H. Cope. 1883. Glossary of Hampshire Words and Phrases, page 10.
  2. ^ James Lambert "What Makes a Bonzer Etymology?" (3 September 2020) Green's Dictionary of Slang

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