Keeping Kiwi Slang Alive McGregor's are proud of our choice baked goods, we are also just as proud to support our kiwi heritage by keeping kiwi slang alive. Vote for your favourite Kiwi slang and every year in the week before ANZAC weekend we will hold the 'Keeping Kiwi Slang Alive' Awards. Just click on your favourite phrase and your vote will appear automatically. If you think you have a new piece of Kiwi slang that's not already listed on this website, submit your new piece of slang now and vote away, see how your Kiwi Slang performs at the annual awards. It’s as easy as pie. The Slang Rank Votes       arse over tit Head over heels 1 2397       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2360       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2270       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2198       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2197       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2167       Pull the pin Stop doing something 7 2131       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 8 2127       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 9 2119       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 10 2111       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 11 2111       wai wai express walking 12 2085       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2045       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 14 2025       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 15 2018       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 16 2018       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 17 2018       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 18 2000       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 19 1998       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 20 1995       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 21 1992       Out of the blue By suprise 22 1979       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 23 1979       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 24 1960       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 1956       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 26 1953       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 27 1945       From whoa to go From start to finish 28 1935       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 29 1923       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 30 1922       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 1912       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 32 1911       piece of piss it's easy 33 1901       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 1896       Much of a muchness Same 35 1890       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 1883       rings a bell sounds familiar 37 1881       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 38 1878       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 1870       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 40 1867       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 41 1860       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 42 1853       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 43 1846       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 1837       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 45 1829       Good as gold 46 1822       sweet as everything is ok 47 1799       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1794       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1776       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1769       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1761       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1760       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1753       Good nick good condition 54 1742       Guts for garters In big trouble 55 1732       it's all good everything is organised 56 1730       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1729       Bobs your uncle All done. 58 1716       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 59 1716       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 60 1713       Crib bach 61 1691       Down the gurgler failed plan 62 1680       Arvo afternoon 63 1623       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 64 1621       Brickie bricklayer 65 1607       Bach holiday home 66 1594       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 67 1593       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 68 1592       Loo bathroom, toilet 69 1585       Rellies relatives, family 70 1584       Big Smoke large town or city 71 1582       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 72 1576       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 73 1569       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 74 1565       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 75 1564       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 76 1559       Chick woman/female 77 1552       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 78 1551       Barbie barbeque 79 1548       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 80 1546       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 81 1541       Chippy builder, carpenter 82 1540       Duvet duilt, doona 83 1540       Handle pint of beer 84 1531       Tramping hiking 85 1529       Piss around waste time, muck around 86 1526       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 87 1526       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 88 1525       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 89 1524       Pong bad smell, stink 90 1523       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 91 1522       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 92 1522       Sook cry baby, wimp 93 1519       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 94 1518       Tea evening meal, dinner 95 1518       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 96 1517       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 97 1516       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 98 1515       Lift elevator 99 1511       Ta thanks 100 1509       Kiwi new zealander 101 1507       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 102 1506       Bitser mongrel dog 103 1504       Cotton buds Q-tips 104 1503       Nana grandmother, grandma 105 1503       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 106 1502       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 107 1501       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 108 1499       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 109 1497       Chook chicken 110 1496       Open slather a free-for-all 111 1494       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 112 1492       Anklebiter toddler, small child 113 1491       Sprog child 114 1491       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 115 1490       Root have sex, get sex 116 1490       Fizz Boat small power boat 117 1489       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 118 1489       Ropeable very angry 119 1489       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 120 1488       Cockie farmer 121 1487       Jumper sweater, jersey 122 1484       Scull consume, drink quickly 123 1484       Up the duff pregnant 124 1480       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 125 1479       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 126 1478       Pinky little finger 127 1478       Greasies fish and chips 128 1476       Bugger damn!! 129 1474       Sunnies sunglasses 130 1474       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 131 1473       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 132 1472       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 133 1472       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 134 1471       Stubby small glass of beer 135 1471       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 136 1469       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 137 1469       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 138 1469       Sparkie electrician 139 1469       Hoon young adult fast driver 140 1468       Home and hosed heavy rain 141 1464       Hottie hot water bottle 142 1462       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 143 1462       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 144 1461       Lurgy flu 145 1460       Bloke man 146 1459       Motorway freeway 147 1459       Spud potato 148 1457       Squiz take a quick look 149 1457       Creek small stream 150 1456       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 151 1456       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 152 1456       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 153 1455       Rubbish garbage, trash 154 1454       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 155 1452       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 156 1451       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 157 1450       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 158 1450       Shark and taties fish and chips 159 1449       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 160 1444       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 161 1443       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 162 1442       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 163 1441       Hard case amusing, funny person 164 1439       Tights pantyhose 165 1439       Flog steal, rob 166 1438       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 167 1438       Serviette paper napkin 168 1436       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 169 1433       Happy as larry very happy 170 1432       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 171 1431       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 172 1429       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 173 1427       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 174 1427       Ding small dent in vehicle 175 1426       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 176 1424       Sheila slang for woman/female 177 1423       Twink white-out 178 1423       Chunder vomit, throw up 179 1422       Nappy diaper 180 1420       Shoot through to leave suddenly 181 1416       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 182 1414       Rark up telling somebody off 183 1414       Hard yakka hard work 184 1413       Dole unemployment benefit 185 1412       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 186 1412       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 187 1411       Randy horny, wanting sex 188 1407       Cardi cardigan 189 1406       Kick the Bucket die 190 1406       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 191 1406       L&P fizzy soda water 192 1402       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 193 1401       Chocka full, overflowing 194 1400       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 195 1399       Chuddy chewing gum 196 1398       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 197 1397       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 198 1397       Cuz cousin, family 199 1396       Quack Medical doctor 200 1395       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 201 1392       Judder Bar speed bump 202 1391       Petrol gasoline, gas 203 1391       Oldies parents 204 1388       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 205 1388       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 206 1387       Postal code zip code 207 1387       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 208 1385       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 209 1384       Pakeha non maori person 210 1378       Perve to stare 211 1375       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 212 1375       Wally Clown, silly person 213 1374       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 214 1372       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1372       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 216 1371       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 217 1370       Wobbly to have a tantrum 218 1364       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 219 1363       Mate buddy 220 1361       Scarfie university student 221 1361       Torch flashlight 222 1358       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 223 1357       Whinge complain, moan 224 1357       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 225 1355       pudding dessert 226 1355       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 227 1350       Main primary dish of a meal 228 1345       Old Bomb old car 229 1345       Snarler sausage 230 1344       Flicks movies, picture theatre 231 1343       Lolly Candy 232 1343       Ute small pick up truck 233 1342       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 234 1336       Cheers thanks 235 1334       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1316       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 237 1291       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 238 1284       Veges Vegetables 239 1282       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1204       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1115       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1103       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1100       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 244 1083       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 245 1075       Arse about face Back to front 246 1074       crash hot excellent 247 1066       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 248 1061       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 249 1060       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 250 1057       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1055       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 252 1045       Before your time Well before you were born mate 253 1042       Shraps Money made up of coins. 254 1033       kia ora cuz greeting often used in NZ from one person to another when they are cousins (now more widely used even if they are just a relative or friend) 255 1031       Gurb Food 256 1017       Maori safety shoes Jandals 257 1010       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 258 1010       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 259 1006       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 260 1006       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 261 999       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 262 999       Home and hosed Safe, completed 263 993       Hubby Partner 264 993       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 265 991       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 266 991       Yonks A long time 267 989       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 268 988       Rough as guts Unpolished 269 988       She'll be right Everything will be fine 270 985       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 271 983       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 272 982       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 273 979       Jack up To organise 274 978       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 275 978       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 276 977       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 277 976       sprogs another name for your kids 278 975       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 279 975       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 280 973       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 281 973       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 282 970       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 966       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 959       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 285 958       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 286 958       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 287 954       Spill Tell all 288 954       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 289 952       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 290 949       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 291 945       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 939       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 293 936       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 294 934       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 295 931       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 296 929       too much really good 297 929       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 298 928       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 299 916       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 300 914       Hard yakka Hard work 301 911       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 302 911       Back in a tick Will be back soon 303 909       Flagon drinking beer out of 304 908       Guts for garters In big trouble 305 897       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 306 894       crickey dick Expression of suprise 307 891       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 308 889       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 309 884       Gut luggage Food to go 310 882       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 311 866       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 312 862       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 814       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 766       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 759       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 737       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 677