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 2302       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2274       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2179       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 4 2117       Shank’s pony Walking 5 2110       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2079       Pull the pin Stop doing something 7 2055       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 8 2054       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 9 2037       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 10 2035       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 11 1997       wai wai express walking 12 1989       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 1969       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 14 1945       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 15 1939       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 16 1934       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 17 1928       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 18 1921       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 19 1920       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 1920       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 21 1912       Out of the blue By suprise 22 1908       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 23 1907       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 24 1886       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 1872       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 1869       From whoa to go From start to finish 27 1858       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 28 1857       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 29 1856       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 30 1840       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 1839       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 32 1834       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 33 1825       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 34 1807       Much of a muchness Same 35 1806       rings a bell sounds familiar 36 1806       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 37 1805       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 38 1803       piece of piss it's easy 39 1796       good as gold i've done it, i understand 40 1794       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 41 1789       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 42 1776       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 43 1763       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 44 1751       sweet as everything is ok 45 1737       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 46 1736       Good as gold 47 1724       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1720       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 1702       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 50 1701       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1693       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1690       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1680       Good nick good condition 54 1667       Guts for garters In big trouble 55 1663       it's all good everything is organised 56 1659       Bobs your uncle All done. 57 1648       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 58 1647       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 1643       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 60 1627       Crib bach 61 1599       Down the gurgler failed plan 62 1551       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 63 1530       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 64 1521       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 65 1508       Big Smoke large town or city 66 1507       Brickie bricklayer 67 1505       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 68 1502       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 69 1500       Arvo afternoon 70 1498       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 71 1492       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 72 1492       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 73 1488       Chick woman/female 74 1481       Barbie barbeque 75 1474       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 76 1466       Rellies relatives, family 77 1465       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 78 1464       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 79 1464       Tramping hiking 80 1464       Bach holiday home 81 1462       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 82 1461       Loo bathroom, toilet 83 1459       Piss around waste time, muck around 84 1459       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 85 1457       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 86 1457       Pong bad smell, stink 87 1453       Sook cry baby, wimp 88 1451       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 89 1446       Nana grandmother, grandma 90 1440       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 91 1438       Duvet duilt, doona 92 1435       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 93 1432       Open slather a free-for-all 94 1431       Tea evening meal, dinner 95 1431       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 96 1430       Anklebiter toddler, small child 97 1429       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 98 1428       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 99 1423       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 100 1423       Sprog child 101 1423       Chippy builder, carpenter 102 1422       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 103 1421       Cockie farmer 104 1420       Ta thanks 105 1420       Handle pint of beer 106 1419       Jumper sweater, jersey 107 1419       Kiwi new zealander 108 1417       Fizz Boat small power boat 109 1413       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 110 1411       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 111 1411       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 112 1411       Root have sex, get sex 113 1411       Bitser mongrel dog 114 1410       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 115 1410       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 116 1409       Ropeable very angry 117 1409       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 118 1408       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 119 1407       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 120 1407       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 121 1407       Greasies fish and chips 122 1406       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 123 1406       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 124 1405       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 125 1405       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 126 1405       Sparkie electrician 127 1405       Up the duff pregnant 128 1404       Sunnies sunglasses 129 1403       Hoon young adult fast driver 130 1402       Bugger damn!! 131 1399       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 132 1399       Lurgy flu 133 1399       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 134 1398       Cotton buds Q-tips 135 1395       Scull consume, drink quickly 136 1393       Bloke man 137 1390       Chook chicken 138 1390       Pinky little finger 139 1390       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 140 1390       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 141 1389       Squiz take a quick look 142 1389       Hottie hot water bottle 143 1386       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 144 1386       Stubby small glass of beer 145 1385       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 146 1383       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 147 1381       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 148 1380       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 149 1379       Spud potato 150 1379       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 151 1378       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 152 1377       Rubbish garbage, trash 153 1377       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 154 1376       Shark and taties fish and chips 155 1376       Home and hosed heavy rain 156 1375       Flog steal, rob 157 1372       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 158 1371       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 159 1368       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 160 1368       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 161 1364       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 162 1362       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 163 1362       Serviette paper napkin 164 1362       Twink white-out 165 1360       Happy as larry very happy 166 1359       Hard case amusing, funny person 167 1358       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 168 1356       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 169 1356       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 170 1356       Ding small dent in vehicle 171 1355       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 172 1354       Creek small stream 173 1351       Shoot through to leave suddenly 174 1351       Sheila slang for woman/female 175 1350       Nappy diaper 176 1349       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 177 1348       Chunder vomit, throw up 178 1347       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 179 1346       Cardi cardigan 180 1342       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 181 1340       Kick the Bucket die 182 1335       Chocka full, overflowing 183 1331       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 184 1331       Randy horny, wanting sex 185 1331       Rark up telling somebody off 186 1331       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 187 1330       Cuz cousin, family 188 1329       Dole unemployment benefit 189 1329       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 190 1328       Postal code zip code 191 1328       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 192 1326       Hard yakka hard work 193 1325       Quack Medical doctor 194 1325       L&P fizzy soda water 195 1324       Chuddy chewing gum 196 1323       Tights pantyhose 197 1321       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 198 1319       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 199 1318       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 200 1318       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 201 1317       Judder Bar speed bump 202 1315       Petrol gasoline, gas 203 1313       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 204 1311       Pakeha non maori person 205 1309       Wally Clown, silly person 206 1309       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 207 1308       Oldies parents 208 1307       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 209 1305       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 210 1302       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 211 1298       Motorway freeway 212 1298       Perve to stare 213 1293       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 214 1292       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 215 1292       Torch flashlight 216 1292       Whinge complain, moan 217 1292       Mate buddy 218 1291       Wobbly to have a tantrum 219 1291       Lift elevator 220 1290       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 221 1289       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 222 1288       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 223 1288       Main primary dish of a meal 224 1286       pudding dessert 225 1284       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 226 1280       Ute small pick up truck 227 1277       Old Bomb old car 228 1276       Flicks movies, picture theatre 229 1275       Lolly Candy 230 1270       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 231 1270       Snarler sausage 232 1269       Scarfie university student 233 1264       Cheers thanks 234 1258       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 235 1255       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1250       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 237 1225       Veges Vegetables 238 1221       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 239 1178       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1121       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 241 1051       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 242 1030       Arse about face Back to front 243 1028       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 244 1025       crash hot excellent 245 1021       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 246 1001       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 247 999       Before your time Well before you were born mate 248 992       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) 249 991       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 250 980       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 251 979       Gurb Food 252 967       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 253 964       Maori safety shoes Jandals 254 964       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 255 962       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 256 960       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 257 956       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 258 953       Shraps Money made up of coins. 259 950       Home and hosed Safe, completed 260 949       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 261 946       Yonks A long time 262 946       Hubby Partner 263 940       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 264 939       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 265 938       Jack up To organise 266 937       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 267 935       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 268 935       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 269 934       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 270 933       sprogs another name for your kids 271 932       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 272 931       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 273 931       She'll be right Everything will be fine 274 930       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 275 928       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 276 928       Rough as guts Unpolished 277 928       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 278 926       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 279 925       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 280 925       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 281 923       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 282 921       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 283 916       Spill Tell all 284 913       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 285 911       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 286 910       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 287 906       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 288 904       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 289 904       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 290 903       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 291 902       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 292 893       too much really good 293 893       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 294 892       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 295 891       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 296 887       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 297 879       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 298 877       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 299 874       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 300 874       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 301 874       Flagon drinking beer out of 302 867       Hard yakka Hard work 303 866       Back in a tick Will be back soon 304 861       crickey dick Expression of suprise 305 855       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 306 851       Guts for garters In big trouble 307 850       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 308 840       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 309 828       Gut luggage Food to go 310 823       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 812       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 312 794       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 766       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 724       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 718       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 684       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 641