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adj
Remarkable; wonderful; excellent; terrific.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal
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noun
An excellent person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, informal, obsolete
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adjective satellite
remarkable or wonderful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Entered use 1890s, origin unknown. In 2020 James Lambert reviewed previous theories, and supports derivation from: * boncer (“large marble”) < bouncer (“something prodigiously large”) Lambert also notes as not supported by evidence: * bonanza * French bon (“good”) * "more fanciful" suggestions: ** born star ** Japanese 万歳 (banzai, “long live..., huzzah, hurrah”) ** bonnie
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
