[vijith]

Most Common Slang's used by Kiwi's............

[ellenmelon]

sweet
sweet as
churchur (showing appreciation as far as i can tell :) )
stink (that sucks)
not even! (i dont believe you)
no worries
awesome
mint


ill add more as i think of them :)

[vijith]

the one i know is "flash" means really cool, hip, posh, expensive

[vijith]

will be great if you add more trying to learn more NZ slangs ... ellenmelon

[Moorf]

Box of fluffies....

[jackie m]

She'll be right !!! in other words don't worry about it :laugh

Jackie

[jubjub]

http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwi.htm

Here you go, a whole website full to go at!

[IanW99]

toughen up
good as
good as gold

Ian

[jubjub]

DH has started saying "choice" quite a lot, I probably come out with loads these days, but dont think of them as kiwi phrases any more, just part of my normal daily phrases!

[Moorf]

Hard case - joker/comedian

This threw me as I was used to "hard cases" being like, errr, violent nutters - so I was always nervous when someone would say they'd introduce me to so-and-so.. "you'll love him, he's a real hard case" :exit

OH has picked up the "yeah, no" ...

[kowhai]

Yes a hardcase in NZ is a " good sort " - a " bit of a character " I remember that one landing me in trouble in the UK. Another piece of Kiwi slang that got me into trouble in the UK was " Hooray " for goodbye. Apparently people thought I was just glad to be leaving !
" Rattle your dags ! " for hurry up.

[Moorf]

Another piece of Kiwi slang that got me into trouble in the UK was " Hooray " for goodbye. Apparently people thought I was just glad to be leaving !

*wiping coffee off screen* :laugh Excellent!

I quickly learned the meaning of "root" here in NZ - I told a customer that I'd have a quick root in the back cupboard (he wanted a size of jean that wasn't on the shelf).... :o he told me I probably didn't mean that...

[jubjub]

Dh got into trouble with the root thing due to us calling internet connection devices (routers) said rooters, over here its said rowters! He now says it rowters all the time, I just cant manage that one yet!

[Moorf]

Ohh don't .. I was caught saying "daah-terbase" the other day :o

[Familyofmonkeys]

Dh got into trouble with the root thing due to us calling internet connection devices (routers) said rooters, over here its said rowters! He now says it rowters all the time, I just cant manage that one yet!

We still call them routers too...sounds too weird the other way!

[Andy-Dee]

'Box of Fluffies' ????? whats that

[Moorf]

'Box of Fluffies' ????? whats that

Happy as... feeling good..

[PeteS]

'Box of Fluffies' ????? whats that

Happy as a box of fluffy ducks....

[Moorf]

I'm not sure if this one is a frequent Kiwi phrase or something my neighbour just uses constantly!

"Off to my scratcher" / "couldn't get out of this scratcher this morning"

Scratcher = bed - apparently because settlers made them of sack cloth and they were itchy.

[NZ Hopeful]

*wiping coffee off screen* :laugh Excellent!

I quickly learned the meaning of "root" here in NZ - I told a customer that I'd have a quick root in the back cupboard (he wanted a size of jean that wasn't on the shelf).... :o he told me I probably didn't mean that...

What does it mean? I'm curious now!

[Moorf]

Hmmm, how do I say this? Well, I've had three pinots so I'll just say it anyway - root = shag. :D

[vijith]

some new slang's to hear.. nice .. keep it coming....

[scampi]

Looking at "the list" there are some beauties there. Loved what they called a dress designer "a frock tart":laugh

Haven't heard "naff off" for a while either.
Sparrow fart: very early in the morning, a new one for me.
Pack a sad:ill humoured,morose, broken or died ie the fridge "packed a sad" only a Kiwi could think up this one.

[tomo1340]

I'm not sure if this one is a frequent Kiwi phrase or something my neighbour just uses constantly!

"Off to my scratcher" / "couldn't get out of this scratcher this morning"

Scratcher = bed - apparently because settlers made them of sack cloth and they were itchy.

I don't know if this is a kiwi saying, if it is then possibly one that has been adopted by the UK forces as my bed in the army was always known as my scratcher, or sometimes my 'pit'.

Looking at a list that I was sent by a company recently a lot of the stuff is similar to what is often said where I grew up, for instance 'She'll be right' often pronounced 'reet'. 'Bobs yer uncle', 'brekkie' and a host of others. Hopefully it will make me settle in better eh?

[NZ Hopeful]

Hmmm, how do I say this? Well, I've had three pinots so I'll just say it anyway - root = shag. :D

:laugh

Thanks Moorf!

[JWR]

Hmmm, how do I say this? Well, I've had three pinots so I'll just say it anyway - root = shag. :D

shag.....is that what hangs off a sheeps rear end?

Now I get it, a root is like where a sheep sits on the ground, hence the expression "rooted to the spot". The colloquial language is a wonderful and enlightening thing, choice bros. :nice1 Ya Maggot.

[Pookeko]

shag.....is that what hangs off a sheeps rear end?


No that's a dag. :D

Some other Kiwi-isms:

he/she/it is a dag = he/she/it is very funny

heaps = loads/lots

I reckon = I agree - as in:
comment: "That guy's a real dag eh!"
reply: "Yeah I reckon!"

spading = flirting/hitting on someone (not sure if spading is a term that is still used nowadays...)

the glad eye = appreciative "come hither" look when spading :D (not sure if the glad eye is a term that's still used either... you can tell I haven't put them into use for a while!!)

go flat-out = go quickly

Have seen "ding-bro" mentioned recently but I have no idea what that is??

Insults which are more funny than insulting... like "what an egg!" :D

[kowhai]

Hardly a surprise , but quite a bit of NZ slang relates to sheep. As mentioned earlier " rattle yer dags " - hurry up. Dags make a rattling sound in the summer when the sheep run. ( before docking ). Make sense? ( I was brought up on a farm ). Rural slang is possibly not used by townies.

[Sam B]

My work colleague is always talking about "ticky-touring", which just seems to mean she went for a drive.

"creep" has 2 meanings in the UK - either a bit of a perve, or to suck up to someone to get them to do something. It only has the first meaning here; my admin lady was very shocked when I sent her a sucking-up email and then wrote "I'm such a creep" at the end. She thought I was disclosing that I was a pervert!

[Tanya]

My work colleague is always talking about "ticky-touring", which just seems to mean she went for a drive.



I always took that saying to have come from the Contiki Tours - as in the bus coach tours - ( - going on a Tiki Tour!)

Tanya

[tigerlily]

Arvo is afternoon. This is important to know if a prospective landlord texts you to meet him in the arvo. Don't turn up at 7 pm.

[mossum]

The phrase ..


mmmmmm yeaahhh

This generally means that the person talking to you has run out of things to say & would like you to to start talking or, they consistantly say it as if to affirm the pervious statement .mmmmmm yeaahh .

cobbers = mates

sammie - sandwich / buttie

LOL paul stated at a bbq he was nipping home for a (TMI ALERT) tom tit , the neighbous said they could identify the bird for him if he liked :o mmmmmm yeah ....

ROTFL !!!

[CityBlue]

One that I hear quite a lot is "stink"

As in "how was your weekend?"
Reply "Stink, I lost my wallet"

so basically stink means something is/was or will be bad or not very nice.

Nothing to do with smells

[Potato]

Smoko = tea break

[kowhai]

Skite = show off

pukaru ( puker roo ) = broken ie " My car is pukaru "

[shakyle2906]

I have to laugh (to myself) when nearly every sentence ends with an 'eh'


Sharon