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[NZ] Timaru Herald 14 Jan. 3: I don’t figure out where ‘bashter’ [sic] comes from. Is it ‘boshter’ or ‘bosker’? Oh, ‘bonza,’ is it? [...] Is ‘bonzarino’ the same thing? Oh, it’s the feminine, it is? Sure, I thought it was the same. Well, that means ‘swell’ or ‘dandy’ or ‘great’ or ‘fine’.
at bonzarino, adj.
[NZ] Timaru Herald 14 Jan. 3: I don’t figure out where ‘bashter’ [sic] comes from. Is it ‘boshter’ or ‘bosker’? Oh, ‘bonza,’ is it? Well, I heard it a lot in the railroad cars in different ways. Is ‘bonzarino’ the same thing? Oh, it’s the feminine, it is? Sure, I thought it was the same. Well, that means ‘swell’ or ‘dandy’ or ‘great’ or ‘fine.’ I guess those words are better than ‘boshter’ or ‘bonzer’ .
at bonzer, adj.
[NZ] Timaru Herald 11 Jan. 3: Adults pronounced it first-rate, while young people said it was ‘boncer’.
at boncer, adj.
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