New Zealand Slang

New Zealand Slang
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New Zealand slang has developed over time from such a diverse mixture of backgrounds that it is sometimes difficult to establish exactly what phrases and slang words are originally from New Zealand! However be assured that all of the listed words and phrases are used with regularity throughout New Zealand which will hopefully give you a better understanding of what your Kiwi mates are really trying to tell ya!

Ads - tv commercials, advertisments

Anklebiter - toddler, small child

Aotearoa - Maori name for New Zealand meaning land of the long white cloud

Arvo – afternoon

Bach - holiday home

Banger - sausage, as in bangers and mash

Barbie - barbecue

Big smoke - large town or city

Bit of dag - hard case, comedian, person with character

Bitser - mongrel dog

Bloke - man

Brickie - bricklayer

Brown eye - to flash your naked butt at someone

Boy-racer - name given to a young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo

Bring a plate - means bring a dish of food to share

Bugger - damn!

Bungy - kiwi slang for elastic strap, as in Bungy Jumping

Caravan - mobile home that you tow behind your car

Cardi - cardigan

Cast - immobilised, unable to get to your feet

Cheers - thanks

Cheerio - goodbye

Cheerio - name for a cocktail sausage

Chocka - full, overflowing

Chook - chicken

Chick - slang word for woman/female

Chips - deep fried slices of potato but much thicker than a french fry

Chippy - builder, carpenter

Chrissy pressies - Christmas presents

Chuddy - chewing gum

Chunder - vomit, throw up

Cockie - farmer

Cotton buds - Q-tips

Creek - small stream

Crib - bach,

Cuppa - cup of tea, as in cuppa tea

Cuz - cousin, family

De facto - name used for a couple who are not married but are living together

Ding - small dent in a vehicle

Dole - unemployment benefit

Dodgy - bad, unreliable, not good

Down the gurgler - failed plan

Drongo - stupid fool, idiot

Drop your gear - take your clothes off, get undressed

Dunny - toilet, bathroom, lavatory

Duvet - quilt, doona

Ear bashing - someone talking incessantly

Entree - appetizer, hors d'oeurve

Fizz Boat - small power boat

Fizzy drink - soda pop

Flannel - wash cloth, face cloth

Flat - apartment, name for rental accommodation that is shared

Flicks - movies, picture theatre

Flog - steal, rob

Footie - rugby union or league, as in "going to watch the footie"

Full tit - going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit"

G'day - universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday

Get the willies - overcome with trepidation

Going bush - take a break, become reclusive

Good on ya, mate! - congratulations, well done, proud of someone

Good as gold - feeling good, not a problem, yes

Greasies - fish and chips

Gumboots or gummies - rubber boots, wellingtons

Handle - pint of beer

Happy as larry - very happy

Hard case - amusing, funny person

Hard yakka - hard work

Hollywood - to fake or exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield

Home and hosed - safe, successfully finished, completed,

Hoon - Young adult driving fast

Hosing down - heavy rain, raining heavily

Hottie - hot water bottle

How's it going mate? - kiwi greeting

Iceblock - popsicle, Ice Stick

Jandal - thongs, sandals,flip-flops,

Judder bar - speed bump

Jumper - sweater, jersey

Kiwi - New Zealander

Kiwifruit - Brown furry skinned fruit, Zespri, Chinese Gooseberry

Kick the bucket - die

Knackered - exhausted, tired, lethargic

Knuckle sandwhich - a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth

Laughing gear - mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this,

L&P - Fizzy soda water

Lift - elevator

Lolly - candy

Loo - bathroom, toilet

Long drop - outdoor toilet, hole in ground

Lurgy – flu

Mad as a meat axe - very angry or crazy

Main - primary dish of a meal

Maori - indigenous people of New Zealand

Mate - buddy

Motorway – freeway

Naff off - go away, get lost, leave me alone

Nana - grandmother, grandma

Nappy - diaper

North Cape to the Bluff - from one end of New Zealand to the other

OE - Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world

Offsider - an assistant, someones friend, as in "we saw him and his offsider going down the road"

Old bomb - old car

Oldies - parents

On the never never - paying for something using layby, not paying straight away

Open slather - a free-for-all

Pack a sad - bad mood, morose, ill-humoured, broken , as in "she packed a sad"

Pakeha - non-Maori person

Panel beater - auto repair shop, panel shop

Pav - pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream

Perve - to stare

Petrol - gasoline, gas

Piece-of-piss - easy, not hard to do, as in "didn't take me long to do, it was a piece of piss"

Pikelet - small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream

Piker - someone who gives up easy, slacker

Pinky - little finger

Piss around - waste time, muck around

Pisshead - someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker

Piss up - party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol

Pissed off - annoyed, angry, upset

Plonk - cheap liquor, cheap wine

Pong - bad smell, stink

Postal code - zip code

Pram - baby stroller, baby pushchair

Pressie - present

Pub - bar or hotel that serves liquor

Pudding - dessert

Pushing up daisies - dead and buried

Quack - Medical doctor

Randy - horny, wanting sex

Rark up - telling somebody off

Rattle your dags - hurry up, get moving

Rellies - relatives, family

Root - have sex, get sex

Ropeable - very angry

Ring - to telephone somebody, as in "I'll give you a ring"

Rubbish - garbage, trash

Rust bucket - decrepit motor car

Scarce as hens teeth - very scarce, rare

Scarfie - university student

Scull - consume, drink quickly

Scroggin - trampers high energy food including dried fruits, chocolate

Serviette - paper napkin

Shandy - drink made with lemonade and beer

Shark and taties - fish and chips

Sheila - slang for woman/female

Shit a brick - exclamation of surprise or annoyance

Shoot through - to leave suddenly

Shout - to treat, to buy something for someone, as in "lunch is my shout"

Sickie - to take a day off work or school because you are sick

Skite - to boast, boasting, bragging

Snarler - sausage

Sook - cry baby, wimp

Sparkie - electrician

Sparrow fart - very early in the morning, sunrise

Sprog - child

Spud - potato

Squiz - take a quick look

Steinie - bottle of Steinlager, brand lager

Strapped for cash - low on cash, no money

Stubby - small glass bottle of beer

Sunday driver - someone who drives very slow

Sunnies – sunglasses

Ta - thanks

Take-aways - food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet

Tea - evening meal, dinner

Tights - pantyhose

Tiki tour - scenic tour, take the long route

Togs - swimsuit, bathing costume

Torch - flashlight

Tramping - hiking

Twink - white-out

Up the duff - pregnant

Ute - small pickup truck

Veges – vegetables

Wally - clown, silly person

Whinge - complain, moan

Wobbly - to have a tantrum

Wop-wops - situated off the beaten track, out of the way location

Yack - to have a conversation with a friend, to talk