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 2599       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2524       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2515       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2421       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2413       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2358       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2321       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2303       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 9 2294       Pull the pin Stop doing something 10 2289       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 11 2283       wai wai express walking 12 2262       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2199       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2197       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 15 2195       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 16 2180       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 17 2178       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 18 2175       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 19 2157       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 20 2144       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 21 2143       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2141       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2139       From whoa to go From start to finish 24 2120       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 25 2116       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 2106       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 27 2105       see ya round like a record catch up later 28 2102       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 29 2092       piece of piss it's easy 30 2090       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 2073       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 2072       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 2056       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 2056       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 35 2040       Much of a muchness Same 36 2040       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 2040       good as gold i've done it, i understand 38 2029       rings a bell sounds familiar 39 2024       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 40 2023       Good as gold 41 2020       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 2014       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 43 2008       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 1990       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 1972       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1951       sweet as everything is ok 47 1923       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1906       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 1895       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 50 1891       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 1886       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 1878       Guts for garters In big trouble 53 1861       butchers hook wont be happy 54 1857       it's all good everything is organised 55 1850       Good nick good condition 56 1848       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 57 1839       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 58 1830       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 1821       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 60 1820       Bobs your uncle All done. 61 1813       Crib bach 62 1802       Arvo afternoon 63 1792       Down the gurgler failed plan 64 1780       Bach holiday home 65 1757       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 66 1717       Brickie bricklayer 67 1715       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1710       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 69 1710       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 70 1702       Big Smoke large town or city 71 1693       Chippy builder, carpenter 72 1693       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 73 1688       Duvet duilt, doona 74 1685       Rellies relatives, family 75 1678       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 76 1678       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 77 1672       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 78 1659       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 79 1656       Chick woman/female 80 1654       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 81 1650       Handle pint of beer 82 1647       Barbie barbeque 83 1643       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 84 1639       Chook chicken 85 1638       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 86 1636       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 87 1631       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 88 1629       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 89 1629       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 90 1625       Sook cry baby, wimp 91 1625       Piss around waste time, muck around 92 1623       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 93 1621       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 94 1621       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 95 1619       Tramping hiking 96 1619       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 97 1617       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 98 1617       Cotton buds Q-tips 99 1616       Motorway freeway 100 1613       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 101 1611       Pong bad smell, stink 102 1611       Bitser mongrel dog 103 1607       Sprog child 104 1607       Root have sex, get sex 105 1606       Ropeable very angry 106 1606       Kiwi new zealander 107 1604       Lift elevator 108 1604       Cockie farmer 109 1603       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 110 1603       Tea evening meal, dinner 111 1603       Fizz Boat small power boat 112 1601       Sparkie electrician 113 1601       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 114 1600       Ta thanks 115 1599       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 116 1596       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 117 1596       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 118 1596       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 119 1593       Jumper sweater, jersey 120 1593       Nana grandmother, grandma 121 1593       Anklebiter toddler, small child 122 1592       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 123 1588       Scull consume, drink quickly 124 1587       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 125 1587       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 126 1583       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 127 1582       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 128 1582       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 129 1582       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 130 1581       Up the duff pregnant 131 1581       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 132 1580       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 133 1577       Bugger damn!! 134 1576       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 135 1576       Open slather a free-for-all 136 1573       Bloke man 137 1571       Spud potato 138 1569       Greasies fish and chips 139 1568       Pinky little finger 140 1568       Sunnies sunglasses 141 1567       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 142 1564       Hoon young adult fast driver 143 1562       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 144 1562       Stubby small glass of beer 145 1562       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 146 1561       Home and hosed heavy rain 147 1561       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 148 1559       Creek small stream 149 1559       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 150 1556       Hottie hot water bottle 151 1555       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 152 1553       Squiz take a quick look 153 1551       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 154 1550       Flog steal, rob 155 1546       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 156 1546       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 157 1546       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 158 1544       Lurgy flu 159 1544       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 160 1544       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 161 1543       Rubbish garbage, trash 162 1543       Shark and taties fish and chips 163 1539       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 164 1538       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 165 1537       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 166 1534       Hard case amusing, funny person 167 1531       Tights pantyhose 168 1531       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 169 1529       Chunder vomit, throw up 170 1528       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 171 1528       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 172 1527       Happy as larry very happy 173 1527       Rark up telling somebody off 174 1525       Twink white-out 175 1525       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 176 1524       Serviette paper napkin 177 1523       Ding small dent in vehicle 178 1521       Shoot through to leave suddenly 179 1521       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 180 1520       Chuddy chewing gum 181 1519       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 182 1519       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 183 1519       Sheila slang for woman/female 184 1518       Chocka full, overflowing 185 1514       Nappy diaper 186 1514       Hard yakka hard work 187 1513       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 188 1512       Kick the Bucket die 189 1510       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 190 1506       Dole unemployment benefit 191 1505       Cuz cousin, family 192 1503       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 193 1502       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 194 1500       Cardi cardigan 195 1498       Randy horny, wanting sex 196 1497       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 197 1495       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 198 1491       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 199 1491       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 200 1490       Quack Medical doctor 201 1490       L&P fizzy soda water 202 1489       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 203 1487       Judder Bar speed bump 204 1486       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 205 1484       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 206 1480       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 207 1478       Oldies parents 208 1478       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 209 1476       Petrol gasoline, gas 210 1474       Mate buddy 211 1471       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 212 1470       Pakeha non maori person 213 1469       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 214 1469       Postal code zip code 215 1468       Perve to stare 216 1467       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 217 1466       pudding dessert 218 1466       Scarfie university student 219 1465       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 220 1465       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 221 1459       Flicks movies, picture theatre 222 1458       Wally Clown, silly person 223 1456       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 224 1455       Torch flashlight 225 1455       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 226 1454       Snarler sausage 227 1453       Wobbly to have a tantrum 228 1450       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 229 1445       Lolly Candy 230 1444       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1444       Old Bomb old car 232 1444       Whinge complain, moan 233 1441       Ute small pick up truck 234 1433       Cheers thanks 235 1427       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1418       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 237 1376       Veges Vegetables 238 1375       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 239 1368       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1289       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1224       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1222       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1191       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1184       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1182       Arse about face Back to front 246 1172       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 247 1157       crash hot excellent 248 1155       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1149       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 250 1141       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1137       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 252 1130       Before your time Well before you were born mate 253 1123       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 1117       Shraps Money made up of coins. 255 1111       Maori safety shoes Jandals 256 1106       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 257 1106       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 258 1100       Gurb Food 259 1097       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 260 1096       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1095       Hubby Partner 262 1092       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 263 1091       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 264 1088       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 265 1081       Home and hosed Safe, completed 266 1079       Yonks A long time 267 1075       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 268 1073       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 269 1073       Rough as guts Unpolished 270 1069       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 271 1068       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 272 1068       Jack up To organise 273 1068       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 274 1066       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 275 1065       She'll be right Everything will be fine 276 1065       sprogs another name for your kids 277 1065       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 278 1063       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 279 1062       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 280 1061       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 281 1057       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 282 1055       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 283 1054       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 1051       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 285 1050       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 286 1047       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 287 1046       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 288 1045       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 289 1044       Spill Tell all 290 1042       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 291 1033       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 292 1030       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 293 1029       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 294 1027       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 295 1027       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 296 1024       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 1023       too much really good 298 1022       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 299 1001       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 300 1001       Hard yakka Hard work 301 999       Back in a tick Will be back soon 302 995       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 303 994       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 304 988       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 305 984       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 983       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 307 983       Flagon drinking beer out of 308 981       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 309 974       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 971       crickey dick Expression of suprise 311 968       Gut luggage Food to go 312 958       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 916       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 871       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 853       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 828       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 761