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 2718       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 2 2657       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 3 2629       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2549       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2529       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2498       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2435       Pull the pin Stop doing something 8 2421       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 9 2419       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 10 2410       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 11 2391       wai wai express walking 12 2372       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 13 2318       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 14 2306       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 15 2302       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 16 2300       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 17 2290       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 18 2286       From whoa to go From start to finish 19 2265       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 2255       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 21 2246       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2245       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 23 2241       Out of the blue By suprise 24 2241       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 25 2233       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 2216       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 27 2211       see ya round like a record catch up later 28 2211       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 29 2204       piece of piss it's easy 30 2194       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 2180       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 2174       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 2168       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 2161       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 35 2154       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 2150       Much of a muchness Same 37 2144       Good as gold 38 2142       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 2137       rings a bell sounds familiar 40 2133       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 41 2129       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 2126       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 43 2104       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 2093       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 2069       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 2049       sweet as everything is ok 47 2014       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1995       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1992       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1980       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 1980       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 1976       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1951       it's all good everything is organised 54 1945       Guts for garters In big trouble 55 1941       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 56 1939       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 57 1919       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 58 1914       Good nick good condition 59 1912       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 60 1901       Crib bach 61 1894       Arvo afternoon 62 1893       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 63 1890       Bobs your uncle All done. 64 1874       Down the gurgler failed plan 65 1862       Bach holiday home 66 1861       Loo bathroom, toilet 67 1804       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 68 1799       Brickie bricklayer 69 1793       Big Smoke large town or city 70 1792       Chippy builder, carpenter 71 1790       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 72 1788       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 73 1780       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 74 1763       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 75 1763       Duvet duilt, doona 76 1760       Rellies relatives, family 77 1759       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 78 1746       Chook chicken 79 1744       Chick woman/female 80 1743       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 81 1741       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 82 1737       Handle pint of beer 83 1736       Barbie barbeque 84 1730       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 85 1730       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 86 1728       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 87 1718       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 88 1717       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 89 1713       Sook cry baby, wimp 90 1713       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 91 1712       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 92 1710       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 93 1709       Piss around waste time, muck around 94 1708       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 95 1708       Motorway freeway 96 1707       Pong bad smell, stink 97 1704       Sprog child 98 1704       Cotton buds Q-tips 99 1702       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 100 1700       Bitser mongrel dog 101 1697       Sparkie electrician 102 1697       Tramping hiking 103 1696       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 104 1695       Ropeable very angry 105 1694       Lift elevator 106 1693       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 107 1693       Root have sex, get sex 108 1691       Fizz Boat small power boat 109 1688       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 110 1686       Nana grandmother, grandma 111 1686       Ta thanks 112 1686       Tea evening meal, dinner 113 1686       Cockie farmer 114 1684       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 115 1682       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 116 1682       Kiwi new zealander 117 1681       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 118 1681       Jumper sweater, jersey 119 1680       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 120 1680       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 121 1680       Scull consume, drink quickly 122 1679       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 123 1677       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 124 1675       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 125 1675       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 126 1674       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 127 1667       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 128 1667       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 129 1665       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 130 1664       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 131 1662       Bugger damn!! 132 1661       Up the duff pregnant 133 1661       Anklebiter toddler, small child 134 1659       Spud potato 135 1659       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 136 1656       Open slather a free-for-all 137 1656       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 138 1654       Sunnies sunglasses 139 1654       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 140 1653       Greasies fish and chips 141 1651       Bloke man 142 1649       Pinky little finger 143 1648       Hoon young adult fast driver 144 1647       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 145 1646       Creek small stream 146 1646       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 147 1644       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 148 1642       Home and hosed heavy rain 149 1641       Squiz take a quick look 150 1640       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 151 1638       Hottie hot water bottle 152 1637       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 153 1636       Flog steal, rob 154 1635       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 155 1633       Lurgy flu 156 1633       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 157 1632       Stubby small glass of beer 158 1631       Shark and taties fish and chips 159 1629       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 160 1626       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 161 1624       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 162 1623       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 163 1620       Hard case amusing, funny person 164 1620       Chuddy chewing gum 165 1619       Happy as larry very happy 166 1619       Rubbish garbage, trash 167 1619       Tights pantyhose 168 1619       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 169 1617       Chunder vomit, throw up 170 1616       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 171 1616       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 172 1615       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 173 1612       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 174 1612       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 175 1612       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 176 1609       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 177 1609       Ding small dent in vehicle 178 1604       Rark up telling somebody off 179 1604       Serviette paper napkin 180 1604       Chocka full, overflowing 181 1603       Nappy diaper 182 1603       Twink white-out 183 1603       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 184 1602       Sheila slang for woman/female 185 1600       Hard yakka hard work 186 1597       Dole unemployment benefit 187 1595       Kick the Bucket die 188 1595       Shoot through to leave suddenly 189 1594       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 190 1587       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 191 1587       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 192 1582       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 193 1582       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 194 1581       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 195 1581       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 196 1580       Judder Bar speed bump 197 1575       Randy horny, wanting sex 198 1575       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 199 1573       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 200 1570       Quack Medical doctor 201 1570       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 202 1568       Petrol gasoline, gas 203 1568       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 204 1568       Cuz cousin, family 205 1567       Oldies parents 206 1566       Cardi cardigan 207 1565       L&P fizzy soda water 208 1562       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 209 1562       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 210 1561       Mate buddy 211 1559       Pakeha non maori person 212 1559       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 213 1558       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 214 1557       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1557       Perve to stare 216 1553       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 217 1553       pudding dessert 218 1553       Flicks movies, picture theatre 219 1548       Postal code zip code 220 1547       Snarler sausage 221 1547       Wally Clown, silly person 222 1546       Scarfie university student 223 1545       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 224 1540       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 225 1538       Old Bomb old car 226 1537       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 227 1536       Torch flashlight 228 1536       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 229 1534       Wobbly to have a tantrum 230 1533       Lolly Candy 231 1527       Main primary dish of a meal 232 1522       Ute small pick up truck 233 1510       Cheers thanks 234 1505       Whinge complain, moan 235 1505       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1501       Veges Vegetables 237 1468       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1457       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 239 1449       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1375       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1317       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1309       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1282       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1275       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1259       Arse about face Back to front 246 1257       crash hot excellent 247 1247       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1245       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1226       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 250 1221       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 251 1217       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 252 1205       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) 253 1204       Before your time Well before you were born mate 254 1203       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 255 1199       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 256 1189       Hubby Partner 257 1181       Gurb Food 258 1180       Maori safety shoes Jandals 259 1180       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 260 1177       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1177       Shraps Money made up of coins. 262 1176       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 263 1170       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 264 1170       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 265 1168       Home and hosed Safe, completed 266 1167       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 267 1162       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 268 1158       Rough as guts Unpolished 269 1156       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 270 1154       Jack up To organise 271 1152       sprogs another name for your kids 272 1152       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 273 1149       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 274 1148       She'll be right Everything will be fine 275 1148       Yonks A long time 276 1145       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 277 1143       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 278 1141       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 279 1139       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 280 1138       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 281 1138       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 282 1138       Spill Tell all 283 1135       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 284 1134       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 285 1132       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 286 1131       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 287 1127       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 288 1124       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 289 1122       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 290 1118       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 291 1118       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 292 1118       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 293 1116       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 294 1114       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 295 1113       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 296 1109       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 297 1108       too much really good 298 1108       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 299 1091       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 300 1086       Hard yakka Hard work 301 1079       Back in a tick Will be back soon 302 1077       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 303 1076       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 304 1074       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 1069       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 1067       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 307 1066       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 308 1058       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 309 1041       crickey dick Expression of suprise 310 1040       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 311 1040       Gut luggage Food to go 312 1036       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 991       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 955       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 916       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 915       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 841