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 2475       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2412       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2364       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2281       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2261       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2236       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2197       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2182       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 2180       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 10 2178       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 11 2163       wai wai express walking 12 2146       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2099       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2079       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 15 2073       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 16 2070       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 17 2068       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 18 2068       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 19 2045       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 20 2044       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 21 2044       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2034       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2033       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 24 2021       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 2011       From whoa to go From start to finish 26 2002       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 27 1996       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 28 1994       piece of piss it's easy 29 1985       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 30 1978       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 31 1969       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 32 1968       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 1957       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 1951       Much of a muchness Same 35 1941       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 1933       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 1928       rings a bell sounds familiar 38 1924       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 1920       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 40 1914       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 41 1909       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 42 1907       Good as gold 43 1893       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 44 1883       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 45 1875       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1862       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 47 1828       sweet as everything is ok 48 1828       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1807       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1804       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1796       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1791       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1786       Guts for garters In big trouble 54 1772       Good nick good condition 55 1771       it's all good everything is organised 56 1769       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1766       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 58 1747       Bobs your uncle All done. 59 1745       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 60 1741       Crib bach 61 1728       Down the gurgler failed plan 62 1708       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 63 1707       Arvo afternoon 64 1686       Bach holiday home 65 1656       Brickie bricklayer 66 1652       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 67 1636       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1629       Duvet duilt, doona 69 1628       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 70 1627       Rellies relatives, family 71 1617       Big Smoke large town or city 72 1612       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 73 1608       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 74 1607       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 75 1604       Chippy builder, carpenter 76 1601       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 77 1594       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 78 1586       Handle pint of beer 79 1585       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 80 1581       Chick woman/female 81 1580       Barbie barbeque 82 1577       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 83 1571       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 84 1570       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 85 1561       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 86 1561       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 87 1559       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 88 1559       Sook cry baby, wimp 89 1556       Tramping hiking 90 1556       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 91 1555       Piss around waste time, muck around 92 1555       Chook chicken 93 1553       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 94 1551       Pong bad smell, stink 95 1551       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 96 1550       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 97 1549       Cotton buds Q-tips 98 1549       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 99 1548       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 100 1546       Tea evening meal, dinner 101 1546       Lift elevator 102 1544       Kiwi new zealander 103 1540       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 104 1539       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 105 1535       Ta thanks 106 1535       Nana grandmother, grandma 107 1532       Root have sex, get sex 108 1532       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 109 1531       Bitser mongrel dog 110 1530       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 111 1529       Sprog child 112 1529       Fizz Boat small power boat 113 1527       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 114 1527       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 115 1527       Ropeable very angry 116 1527       Motorway freeway 117 1525       Cockie farmer 118 1524       Anklebiter toddler, small child 119 1523       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 120 1523       Jumper sweater, jersey 121 1517       Open slather a free-for-all 122 1517       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 123 1516       Scull consume, drink quickly 124 1516       Sparkie electrician 125 1516       Up the duff pregnant 126 1515       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 127 1514       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 128 1512       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 129 1511       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 130 1509       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 131 1508       Sunnies sunglasses 132 1506       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 133 1505       Pinky little finger 134 1505       Bugger damn!! 135 1504       Stubby small glass of beer 136 1503       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 137 1501       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 138 1501       Home and hosed heavy rain 139 1500       Greasies fish and chips 140 1499       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 141 1496       Hoon young adult fast driver 142 1496       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 143 1496       Spud potato 144 1495       Creek small stream 145 1494       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 146 1493       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 147 1492       Bloke man 148 1491       Hottie hot water bottle 149 1490       Lurgy flu 150 1488       Squiz take a quick look 151 1487       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 152 1486       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 153 1485       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 154 1482       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 155 1481       Rubbish garbage, trash 156 1481       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 157 1479       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 158 1479       Shark and taties fish and chips 159 1479       Flog steal, rob 160 1477       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 161 1477       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 162 1476       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 163 1475       Tights pantyhose 164 1470       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 165 1469       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 166 1468       Hard case amusing, funny person 167 1466       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 168 1465       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 169 1465       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 170 1462       Happy as larry very happy 171 1459       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 172 1458       Serviette paper napkin 173 1458       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 174 1457       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 175 1456       Ding small dent in vehicle 176 1455       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 177 1455       Twink white-out 178 1455       Rark up telling somebody off 179 1454       Shoot through to leave suddenly 180 1452       Chunder vomit, throw up 181 1451       Sheila slang for woman/female 182 1450       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 183 1448       Hard yakka hard work 184 1446       Nappy diaper 185 1446       Kick the Bucket die 186 1443       Randy horny, wanting sex 187 1438       Chocka full, overflowing 188 1437       Chuddy chewing gum 189 1437       Dole unemployment benefit 190 1437       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 191 1437       Cardi cardigan 192 1434       Cuz cousin, family 193 1433       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 194 1432       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 195 1432       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 196 1429       L&P fizzy soda water 197 1428       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 198 1428       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 199 1427       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 200 1427       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 201 1425       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 202 1425       Judder Bar speed bump 203 1422       Quack Medical doctor 204 1422       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 205 1418       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 206 1412       Petrol gasoline, gas 207 1412       Postal code zip code 208 1410       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 209 1409       Oldies parents 210 1409       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 211 1405       Pakeha non maori person 212 1405       Perve to stare 213 1405       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 214 1404       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1404       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 216 1400       Mate buddy 217 1400       Scarfie university student 218 1400       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 219 1398       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 220 1396       Wally Clown, silly person 221 1396       Wobbly to have a tantrum 222 1391       pudding dessert 223 1387       Torch flashlight 224 1387       Whinge complain, moan 225 1387       Flicks movies, picture theatre 226 1385       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 227 1384       Snarler sausage 228 1384       Old Bomb old car 229 1381       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 230 1379       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1377       Lolly Candy 232 1372       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 233 1372       Ute small pick up truck 234 1370       Cheers thanks 235 1361       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1348       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 237 1320       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1314       Veges Vegetables 239 1305       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1232       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1159       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1150       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1124       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1117       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1111       Arse about face Back to front 246 1106       crash hot excellent 247 1094       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1089       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1083       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 250 1082       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1082       Before your time Well before you were born mate 252 1068       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 253 1068       Shraps Money made up of coins. 254 1063       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) 255 1052       Gurb Food 256 1042       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 257 1035       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 258 1034       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 259 1034       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1033       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1028       Hubby Partner 262 1026       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 263 1025       Home and hosed Safe, completed 264 1019       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 265 1019       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 266 1012       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 267 1009       Yonks A long time 268 1009       Rough as guts Unpolished 269 1008       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 270 1004       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 271 1004       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 272 1003       Jack up To organise 273 1003       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 274 1003       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 275 1002       She'll be right Everything will be fine 276 1002       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 277 1002       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 278 999       sprogs another name for your kids 279 999       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 280 998       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 281 995       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 282 993       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 988       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 983       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 285 981       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 286 980       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 287 980       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 288 979       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 289 975       Spill Tell all 290 974       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 291 967       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 964       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 293 961       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 294 961       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 295 961       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 296 960       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 957       too much really good 298 953       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 299 941       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 300 937       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 301 935       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 302 935       Hard yakka Hard work 303 934       Back in a tick Will be back soon 304 931       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 925       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 921       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 307 919       crickey dick Expression of suprise 308 917       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 309 914       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 909       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 900       Gut luggage Food to go 312 900       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 844       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 804       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 793       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 763       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 700