bonaadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊnə/, U.S.

/ˈboʊnə/

Forms: 1800s– bona, 1900s– bonar.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Italian buona; Spanish buena.

Etymology: Apparently an alteration (in Polari slang: see Polari n.) of either Italian buona (feminine of buono good (12th cent.)), or Spanish buena (feminine of bueno good (12th cent.)), probably also influenced by bona-roba n., bona fide adj. Compare also bone adj.The ulterior etymon of both the Italian and the Spanish adjective is classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.).

slang.

Good, excellent; attractive.

ΚΠ

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 58 Stunning place—bona shicksters, and clys worth touching, eh, cully.

1893 P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo xviii. 87 If the rozzers was to see him in bona clobber they'd take him for a gun.

1933 E. Seago Circus Company xvi. 261 I'm beggared if I've seen a bona dame tonight.

1947 K. Williams Diary 24 Oct. (1993) 15 Did my packing, went to the matelot's bar—met 2 marines—very charming. Bonar shamshes.

1966 B. Took & M. Feldman Round the Horne (1974) 59 How bona to vada your eek again.

1989 Capital Gay 22 Dec. 51/3 (advt.) A very merry Christmas and a bona New Year to..all the staff.

2001 Guardian 4 May ii. 6/1 Bona puddings. Brilliant beer and proper wines.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bona
释义	bonaadj. Brit. /ˈbəʊnə/, U.S. /ˈboʊnə/ Forms: 1800s– bona, 1900s– bonar. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Italian buona; Spanish buena. Etymology: Apparently an alteration (in Polari slang: see Polari n.) of either Italian buona (feminine of buono good (12th cent.)), or Spanish buena (feminine of bueno good (12th cent.)), probably also influenced by bona-roba n., bona fide adj. Compare also bone adj.The ulterior etymon of both the Italian and the Spanish adjective is classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.). slang. Good, excellent; attractive. ΚΠ 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 58 Stunning place—bona shicksters, and clys worth touching, eh, cully. 1893 P. H. Emerson Signor Lippo xviii. 87 If the rozzers was to see him in bona clobber they'd take him for a gun. 1933 E. Seago Circus Company xvi. 261 I'm beggared if I've seen a bona dame tonight. 1947 K. Williams Diary 24 Oct. (1993) 15 Did my packing, went to the matelot's bar—met 2 marines—very charming. Bonar shamshes. 1966 B. Took & M. Feldman Round the Horne (1974) 59 How bona to vada your eek again. 1989 Capital Gay 22 Dec. 51/3 (advt.) A very merry Christmas and a bona New Year to..all the staff. 2001 Guardian 4 May ii. 6/1 Bona puddings. Brilliant beer and proper wines. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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