Kiwi As She Is Spoke – The Official Guide

This is the official list of “Kiwi as she is spoke” from the official Immigration website!  Perhaps we could run competition to see how many of these we could use in one sentence or paragraph!

Ads	tv commercials, advertisements
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, someone’s 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