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 2569       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2491       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2473       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2384       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2369       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2322       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2286       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2267       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 2256       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 10 2256       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 11 2250       wai wai express walking 12 2228       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2169       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2164       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 15 2151       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 16 2147       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 17 2145       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 18 2139       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 19 2123       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 20 2113       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 21 2110       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 22 2109       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2108       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 24 2084       From whoa to go From start to finish 25 2083       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 2074       see ya round like a record catch up later 27 2074       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 28 2072       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 29 2058       piece of piss it's easy 30 2055       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 2042       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 2038       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 33 2027       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 34 2023       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 35 2006       Much of a muchness Same 36 2004       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 2004       good as gold i've done it, i understand 38 1995       rings a bell sounds familiar 39 1993       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 40 1990       Good as gold 41 1984       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 1981       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 43 1972       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 1956       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 1943       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1922       sweet as everything is ok 47 1886       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1876       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 1866       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 50 1857       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 1855       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 1851       Guts for garters In big trouble 53 1835       butchers hook wont be happy 54 1830       Good nick good condition 55 1828       it's all good everything is organised 56 1824       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1810       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 58 1808       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 59 1802       Bobs your uncle All done. 60 1796       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 61 1792       Crib bach 62 1784       Arvo afternoon 63 1763       Down the gurgler failed plan 64 1762       Bach holiday home 65 1732       Brickie bricklayer 66 1697       Loo bathroom, toilet 67 1691       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 68 1691       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 69 1684       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 70 1677       Duvet duilt, doona 71 1675       Big Smoke large town or city 72 1667       Chippy builder, carpenter 73 1666       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 74 1663       Rellies relatives, family 75 1661       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 76 1660       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 77 1657       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 78 1641       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 79 1633       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 80 1632       Handle pint of beer 81 1630       Chick woman/female 82 1629       Barbie barbeque 83 1628       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 84 1619       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 85 1618       Chook chicken 86 1616       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 87 1616       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 88 1616       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 89 1613       Sook cry baby, wimp 90 1609       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 91 1607       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 92 1606       Piss around waste time, muck around 93 1605       Cotton buds Q-tips 94 1600       Tramping hiking 95 1599       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 96 1598       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 97 1596       Pong bad smell, stink 98 1596       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 99 1596       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 100 1595       Kiwi new zealander 101 1595       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 102 1592       Motorway freeway 103 1592       Lift elevator 104 1588       Root have sex, get sex 105 1588       Sprog child 106 1588       Tea evening meal, dinner 107 1588       Ropeable very angry 108 1587       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 109 1586       Ta thanks 110 1586       Bitser mongrel dog 111 1585       Cockie farmer 112 1582       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 113 1582       Fizz Boat small power boat 114 1581       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 115 1581       Sparkie electrician 116 1578       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 117 1577       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 118 1576       Nana grandmother, grandma 119 1574       Anklebiter toddler, small child 120 1573       Scull consume, drink quickly 121 1571       Jumper sweater, jersey 122 1570       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 123 1569       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 124 1567       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 125 1566       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 126 1565       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 127 1565       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 128 1564       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 129 1564       Up the duff pregnant 130 1564       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 131 1563       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 132 1557       Open slather a free-for-all 133 1556       Bugger damn!! 134 1553       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 135 1551       Pinky little finger 136 1551       Bloke man 137 1550       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 138 1550       Greasies fish and chips 139 1550       Stubby small glass of beer 140 1550       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 141 1549       Home and hosed heavy rain 142 1548       Spud potato 143 1548       Sunnies sunglasses 144 1548       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 145 1547       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 146 1543       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 147 1541       Hottie hot water bottle 148 1541       Hoon young adult fast driver 149 1540       Creek small stream 150 1539       Squiz take a quick look 151 1536       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 152 1534       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 153 1533       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 154 1533       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 155 1533       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 156 1533       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 157 1531       Flog steal, rob 158 1531       Lurgy flu 159 1531       Rubbish garbage, trash 160 1528       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 161 1526       Shark and taties fish and chips 162 1525       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 163 1524       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 164 1522       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 165 1518       Chunder vomit, throw up 166 1514       Happy as larry very happy 167 1514       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 168 1514       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 169 1513       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 170 1512       Tights pantyhose 171 1511       Hard case amusing, funny person 172 1510       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 173 1509       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 174 1509       Twink white-out 175 1509       Rark up telling somebody off 176 1508       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 177 1506       Serviette paper napkin 178 1506       Shoot through to leave suddenly 179 1506       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 180 1504       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 181 1504       Sheila slang for woman/female 182 1504       Ding small dent in vehicle 183 1501       Nappy diaper 184 1498       Hard yakka hard work 185 1496       Kick the Bucket die 186 1496       Chuddy chewing gum 187 1494       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 188 1492       Cuz cousin, family 189 1491       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 190 1491       Chocka full, overflowing 191 1490       Dole unemployment benefit 192 1483       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 193 1482       Cardi cardigan 194 1481       Randy horny, wanting sex 195 1481       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 196 1480       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 197 1479       Quack Medical doctor 198 1479       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 199 1477       L&P fizzy soda water 200 1477       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 201 1476       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 202 1474       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 203 1473       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 204 1468       Judder Bar speed bump 205 1467       Oldies parents 206 1463       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 207 1463       Petrol gasoline, gas 208 1460       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 209 1459       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 210 1459       Postal code zip code 211 1457       Mate buddy 212 1456       Perve to stare 213 1455       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 214 1453       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 215 1453       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 216 1451       Pakeha non maori person 217 1451       Scarfie university student 218 1450       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 219 1450       pudding dessert 220 1442       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 221 1440       Wally Clown, silly person 222 1440       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 223 1439       Flicks movies, picture theatre 224 1439       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 225 1439       Snarler sausage 226 1436       Torch flashlight 227 1435       Wobbly to have a tantrum 228 1435       Whinge complain, moan 229 1432       Old Bomb old car 230 1427       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1426       Lolly Candy 232 1422       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 233 1422       Ute small pick up truck 234 1415       Cheers thanks 235 1404       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1403       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 237 1362       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 238 1360       Veges Vegetables 239 1360       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1276       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1207       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1206       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1171       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1170       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1157       Arse about face Back to front 246 1154       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 247 1140       crash hot excellent 248 1136       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1132       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 250 1131       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1122       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 252 1114       Before your time Well before you were born mate 253 1108       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) 254 1102       Shraps Money made up of coins. 255 1102       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 256 1086       Gurb Food 257 1085       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 258 1083       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 259 1081       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1078       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1077       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 262 1073       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 263 1070       Hubby Partner 264 1069       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 265 1060       Home and hosed Safe, completed 266 1058       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 267 1057       Yonks A long time 268 1057       Rough as guts Unpolished 269 1054       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 270 1054       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 271 1053       Jack up To organise 272 1053       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 273 1050       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 274 1049       She'll be right Everything will be fine 275 1048       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 276 1047       sprogs another name for your kids 277 1047       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 278 1045       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 279 1044       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 280 1044       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 281 1043       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 282 1041       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 1035       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 1034       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 285 1033       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 286 1030       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 287 1029       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 288 1028       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 289 1025       Spill Tell all 290 1022       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 291 1016       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 292 1013       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 293 1010       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 294 1008       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 295 1008       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 296 1007       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 1007       too much really good 298 1003       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 299 985       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 300 985       Hard yakka Hard work 301 981       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 302 979       Back in a tick Will be back soon 303 975       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 304 973       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 969       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 966       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 307 966       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 308 965       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 309 959       crickey dick Expression of suprise 310 958       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 311 954       Gut luggage Food to go 312 944       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 898       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 853       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 845       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 815       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 741