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 2832       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 2 2795       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 3 2748       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2682       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 5 2659       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 6 2657       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 7 2561       Pull the pin Stop doing something 8 2551       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 9 2549       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 10 2539       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 11 2525       wai wai express walking 12 2497       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 13 2442       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 14 2435       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 15 2428       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 16 2419       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 17 2414       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 18 2411       From whoa to go From start to finish 19 2406       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 2385       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 21 2372       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 22 2370       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 23 2360       Out of the blue By suprise 24 2359       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 25 2353       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 2352       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 27 2343       see ya round like a record catch up later 28 2338       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 29 2329       piece of piss it's easy 30 2316       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 2298       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 2295       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 2291       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 34 2286       Good as gold 35 2286       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 36 2281       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 2280       rings a bell sounds familiar 38 2267       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 2265       Much of a muchness Same 40 2257       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 41 2257       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 2255       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 43 2230       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 2214       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 2188       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 2164       sweet as everything is ok 47 2131       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 48 2107       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 49 2102       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 50 2102       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 2100       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 52 2096       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 53 2089       butchers hook wont be happy 54 2067       it's all good everything is organised 55 2053       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 56 2051       Guts for garters In big trouble 57 2050       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 2030       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 59 2026       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 60 2019       Good nick good condition 61 2002       Arvo afternoon 62 2001       Crib bach 63 2001       Bobs your uncle All done. 64 1991       Bach holiday home 65 1966       Down the gurgler failed plan 66 1965       Big Smoke large town or city 67 1909       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1908       Brickie bricklayer 69 1903       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 70 1901       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 71 1901       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 72 1901       Chippy builder, carpenter 73 1897       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 74 1882       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 75 1877       Duvet duilt, doona 76 1862       Chook chicken 77 1860       Rellies relatives, family 78 1858       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 79 1853       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 80 1850       Handle pint of beer 81 1844       Barbie barbeque 82 1842       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 83 1842       Chick woman/female 84 1842       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 85 1838       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 86 1833       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 87 1823       Pong bad smell, stink 88 1820       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 89 1819       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 90 1817       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 91 1816       Sparkie electrician 92 1816       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 93 1814       Sook cry baby, wimp 94 1814       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 95 1812       Piss around waste time, muck around 96 1812       Motorway freeway 97 1809       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 98 1809       Sprog child 99 1809       Bitser mongrel dog 100 1805       Cotton buds Q-tips 101 1801       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 102 1799       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 103 1798       Root have sex, get sex 104 1798       Ropeable very angry 105 1798       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 106 1798       Ta thanks 107 1797       Lift elevator 108 1793       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 109 1792       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 110 1792       Tea evening meal, dinner 111 1792       Cockie farmer 112 1789       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 113 1787       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 114 1783       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 115 1783       Nana grandmother, grandma 116 1783       Kiwi new zealander 117 1782       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 118 1782       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 119 1781       Jumper sweater, jersey 120 1781       Tramping hiking 121 1781       Fizz Boat small power boat 122 1779       Scull consume, drink quickly 123 1779       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 124 1778       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 125 1778       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 126 1777       Sunnies sunglasses 127 1774       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 128 1773       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 129 1773       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 130 1772       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 131 1771       Spud potato 132 1760       Up the duff pregnant 133 1760       Anklebiter toddler, small child 134 1758       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 135 1757       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 136 1757       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 137 1756       Pinky little finger 138 1756       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 139 1753       Squiz take a quick look 140 1752       Bugger damn!! 141 1751       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 142 1751       Lurgy flu 143 1751       Hottie hot water bottle 144 1750       Hoon young adult fast driver 145 1749       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 146 1748       Greasies fish and chips 147 1748       Creek small stream 148 1747       Flog steal, rob 149 1746       Open slather a free-for-all 150 1746       Bloke man 151 1745       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 152 1745       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 153 1744       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 154 1743       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 155 1740       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 156 1738       Stubby small glass of beer 157 1738       Shark and taties fish and chips 158 1736       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 159 1734       Home and hosed heavy rain 160 1731       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 161 1730       Chuddy chewing gum 162 1729       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 163 1729       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 164 1725       Hard case amusing, funny person 165 1725       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 166 1724       Rubbish garbage, trash 167 1724       Happy as larry very happy 168 1721       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 169 1720       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 170 1719       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 171 1718       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 172 1718       Nappy diaper 173 1718       Tights pantyhose 174 1715       Chocka full, overflowing 175 1713       Chunder vomit, throw up 176 1713       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 177 1713       Serviette paper napkin 178 1713       Sheila slang for woman/female 179 1712       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 180 1711       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 181 1711       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 182 1710       Rark up telling somebody off 183 1710       Hard yakka hard work 184 1706       Twink white-out 185 1704       Dole unemployment benefit 186 1698       Shoot through to leave suddenly 187 1696       Kick the Bucket die 188 1693       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 189 1693       Ding small dent in vehicle 190 1690       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 191 1689       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 192 1688       Randy horny, wanting sex 193 1684       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 194 1681       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 195 1680       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 196 1680       Quack Medical doctor 197 1678       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 198 1677       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 199 1676       Judder Bar speed bump 200 1672       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 201 1672       Petrol gasoline, gas 202 1671       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 203 1670       Oldies parents 204 1670       Cuz cousin, family 205 1667       Perve to stare 206 1667       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 207 1666       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 208 1664       Cardi cardigan 209 1662       Mate buddy 210 1662       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 211 1661       Pakeha non maori person 212 1660       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 213 1659       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 214 1658       Flicks movies, picture theatre 215 1657       L&P fizzy soda water 216 1657       pudding dessert 217 1657       Wally Clown, silly person 218 1653       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 219 1650       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 220 1649       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 221 1649       Postal code zip code 222 1648       Snarler sausage 223 1648       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 224 1644       Torch flashlight 225 1641       Old Bomb old car 226 1638       Scarfie university student 227 1638       Lolly Candy 228 1635       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 229 1634       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 230 1632       Wobbly to have a tantrum 231 1629       Main primary dish of a meal 232 1620       Ute small pick up truck 233 1620       Cheers thanks 234 1605       Fizzy drink soda pop 235 1603       Whinge complain, moan 236 1596       Veges Vegetables 237 1575       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 238 1556       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 239 1537       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1480       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1430       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1424       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1381       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1377       Arse about face Back to front 245 1371       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 246 1362       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 247 1361       crash hot excellent 248 1361       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1332       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 250 1294       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 251 1291       Before your time Well before you were born mate 252 1284       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 1282       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 254 1281       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 255 1275       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 256 1266       Hubby Partner 257 1262       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 258 1258       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 259 1257       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1255       Gurb Food 261 1254       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 262 1253       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 263 1243       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 264 1241       Home and hosed Safe, completed 265 1241       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 266 1239       Rough as guts Unpolished 267 1238       Shraps Money made up of coins. 268 1238       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 269 1232       Jack up To organise 270 1230       sprogs another name for your kids 271 1229       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 272 1226       She'll be right Everything will be fine 273 1225       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 274 1223       Spill Tell all 275 1221       Yonks A long time 276 1221       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 277 1220       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 278 1220       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 279 1217       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 280 1214       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 281 1213       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 282 1211       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 1210       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 284 1210       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 285 1202       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 286 1201       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 287 1200       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 288 1200       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 289 1197       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 290 1197       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 291 1195       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 292 1192       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 293 1191       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 294 1190       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 295 1188       too much really good 296 1188       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 297 1187       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 298 1182       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 299 1172       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 300 1166       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 301 1160       Back in a tick Will be back soon 302 1154       Hard yakka Hard work 303 1154       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 304 1154       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 305 1146       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 1142       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 307 1139       Flagon drinking beer out of 308 1133       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 309 1125       crickey dick Expression of suprise 310 1116       Gut luggage Food to go 311 1112       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 312 1109       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 1067       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 1036       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 315 989       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 316 985       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 921