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 2348       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2305       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2216       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 4 2155       Shank’s pony Walking 5 2139       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2115       Pull the pin Stop doing something 7 2086       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 8 2080       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 9 2069       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 10 2066       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 11 2034       wai wai express walking 12 2032       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2001       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 14 1974       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 15 1974       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 16 1973       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 17 1965       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 18 1952       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 19 1951       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 1949       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 21 1947       Out of the blue By suprise 22 1936       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 23 1936       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 24 1913       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 1908       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 1902       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 27 1900       From whoa to go From start to finish 28 1890       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 29 1884       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 30 1879       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 31 1865       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 32 1864       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 33 1855       piece of piss it's easy 34 1847       Much of a muchness Same 35 1843       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 36 1835       rings a bell sounds familiar 37 1835       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 38 1834       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 39 1829       good as gold i've done it, i understand 40 1825       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 41 1815       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 42 1810       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 43 1796       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 1795       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 45 1782       Good as gold 46 1768       sweet as everything is ok 47 1764       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1755       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 1728       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 50 1727       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1723       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1715       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1704       Good nick good condition 54 1694       Guts for garters In big trouble 55 1694       it's all good everything is organised 56 1691       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1680       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 58 1677       Bobs your uncle All done. 59 1673       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 60 1669       Crib bach 61 1647       Down the gurgler failed plan 62 1638       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 63 1555       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 64 1548       Brickie bricklayer 65 1546       Big Smoke large town or city 66 1542       Arvo afternoon 67 1541       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 68 1538       Rellies relatives, family 69 1538       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 70 1534       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 71 1533       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 72 1525       Chick woman/female 73 1516       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 74 1516       Bach holiday home 75 1515       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 76 1509       Loo bathroom, toilet 77 1506       Barbie barbeque 78 1502       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 79 1500       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 80 1496       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 81 1494       Tramping hiking 82 1492       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 83 1489       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 84 1487       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 85 1484       Piss around waste time, muck around 86 1482       Pong bad smell, stink 87 1481       Sook cry baby, wimp 88 1478       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 89 1477       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 90 1474       Tea evening meal, dinner 91 1471       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 92 1469       Duvet duilt, doona 93 1469       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 94 1469       Kiwi new zealander 95 1467       Handle pint of beer 96 1466       Nana grandmother, grandma 97 1466       Chippy builder, carpenter 98 1464       Ta thanks 99 1461       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 100 1458       Open slather a free-for-all 101 1458       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 102 1457       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 103 1456       Anklebiter toddler, small child 104 1455       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 105 1455       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 106 1454       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 107 1453       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 108 1451       Sprog child 109 1450       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 110 1449       Root have sex, get sex 111 1446       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 112 1445       Cockie farmer 113 1445       Fizz Boat small power boat 114 1445       Lift elevator 115 1444       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 116 1444       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 117 1443       Cotton buds Q-tips 118 1442       Jumper sweater, jersey 119 1441       Ropeable very angry 120 1440       Bugger damn!! 121 1438       Bitser mongrel dog 122 1437       Pinky little finger 123 1436       Greasies fish and chips 124 1435       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 125 1435       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 126 1434       Sunnies sunglasses 127 1433       Up the duff pregnant 128 1432       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 129 1431       Chook chicken 130 1430       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 131 1430       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 132 1429       Hoon young adult fast driver 133 1429       Scull consume, drink quickly 134 1429       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 135 1427       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 136 1427       Sparkie electrician 137 1426       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 138 1423       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 139 1423       Lurgy flu 140 1423       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 141 1422       Stubby small glass of beer 142 1420       Home and hosed heavy rain 143 1417       Squiz take a quick look 144 1416       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 145 1415       Hottie hot water bottle 146 1414       Spud potato 147 1414       Bloke man 148 1413       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 149 1413       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 150 1411       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 151 1409       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 152 1408       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 153 1407       Creek small stream 154 1407       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 155 1407       Shark and taties fish and chips 156 1407       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 157 1406       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 158 1404       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 159 1404       Flog steal, rob 160 1402       Rubbish garbage, trash 161 1402       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 162 1401       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 163 1399       Serviette paper napkin 164 1397       Hard case amusing, funny person 165 1393       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 166 1391       Tights pantyhose 167 1391       Happy as larry very happy 168 1389       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 169 1388       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 170 1388       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 171 1386       Ding small dent in vehicle 172 1385       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 173 1384       Twink white-out 174 1380       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 175 1379       Sheila slang for woman/female 176 1378       Chunder vomit, throw up 177 1377       Nappy diaper 178 1377       Shoot through to leave suddenly 179 1375       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 180 1369       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 181 1368       Cardi cardigan 182 1367       Dole unemployment benefit 183 1367       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 184 1364       Kick the Bucket die 185 1363       Chocka full, overflowing 186 1362       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 187 1362       Rark up telling somebody off 188 1360       Chuddy chewing gum 189 1359       Randy horny, wanting sex 190 1359       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 191 1358       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 192 1356       Cuz cousin, family 193 1353       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 194 1352       Hard yakka hard work 195 1351       L&P fizzy soda water 196 1350       Postal code zip code 197 1350       Petrol gasoline, gas 198 1349       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 199 1349       Motorway freeway 200 1348       Quack Medical doctor 201 1348       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 202 1346       Oldies parents 203 1345       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 204 1344       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 205 1343       Judder Bar speed bump 206 1342       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 207 1342       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 208 1341       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 209 1341       Pakeha non maori person 210 1334       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 211 1329       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 212 1329       Wally Clown, silly person 213 1328       Perve to stare 214 1327       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 215 1327       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 216 1326       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 217 1322       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 218 1320       Whinge complain, moan 219 1320       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 220 1319       Mate buddy 221 1318       Wobbly to have a tantrum 222 1317       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 223 1316       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 224 1312       Torch flashlight 225 1312       pudding dessert 226 1311       Main primary dish of a meal 227 1308       Ute small pick up truck 228 1303       Scarfie university student 229 1302       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 230 1299       Flicks movies, picture theatre 231 1299       Old Bomb old car 232 1299       Lolly Candy 233 1297       Snarler sausage 234 1295       Cheers thanks 235 1286       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1273       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 237 1249       Veges Vegetables 238 1244       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 239 1209       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1158       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 241 1069       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 242 1063       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 243 1053       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 244 1049       Arse about face Back to front 245 1047       crash hot excellent 246 1038       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 247 1034       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1033       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1029       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 250 1024       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1020       Before your time Well before you were born mate 252 1014       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 1006       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 254 1002       Shraps Money made up of coins. 255 998       Gurb Food 256 984       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 257 984       Maori safety shoes Jandals 258 983       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 259 981       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 260 979       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 978       Hubby Partner 262 969       Yonks A long time 263 969       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 264 968       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 265 968       Home and hosed Safe, completed 266 966       Rough as guts Unpolished 267 961       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 268 960       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 269 960       She'll be right Everything will be fine 270 957       Jack up To organise 271 955       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 272 954       sprogs another name for your kids 273 954       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 274 952       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 275 951       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 276 949       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 277 947       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 278 947       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 279 947       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 280 944       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 281 943       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 282 942       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 283 937       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 284 935       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 285 934       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 286 932       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 287 929       Spill Tell all 288 929       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 289 928       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 290 924       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 291 922       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 911       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 293 911       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 294 909       too much really good 295 908       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 296 907       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 297 906       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 298 898       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 299 894       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 300 893       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 301 891       Hard yakka Hard work 302 883       Back in a tick Will be back soon 303 882       Flagon drinking beer out of 304 881       Guts for garters In big trouble 305 877       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 306 871       crickey dick Expression of suprise 307 870       Gut luggage Food to go 308 859       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 309 859       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 855       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 839       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 312 827       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 790       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 746       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 738       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 718       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 656