snodger, a., (adv., and n.) Austral. and N.Z. slang. ? Obs.
(ˈsnɒdʒə(r))
[Of uncertain origin: cf. snod a. and snog a.]
Excellent, very good, first-rate. Also as adv. and n.
| 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 46 Snodger (adj.), excellent. 1924 C. J. Dennis Rose of Spadgers 40 It was a snodger day!.. The apple trees was white with bloom. All things seemed good to me. 1941 Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 51 Expressions..in constant use by our youngsters..stunner, snorter, snodger, ripsnorter. 1946 Sunday Sun (Austral.) 11 Aug. (Suppl.) 15 There they find the con⁓ships fitted up snodger with bulkheads studded with nails. 1950 Austral. Police Jrnl. Apr. 119 If something is a snodger it is ‘mighty’ in Queensland, it is ‘colossal’ in N.S.W., and just ‘very nice’ everywhere else. |