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 2490       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2423       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2392       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2303       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2284       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2250       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2215       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2199       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 2194       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 10 2189       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 11 2178       wai wai express walking 12 2159       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2112       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2093       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 15 2086       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 16 2086       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 17 2080       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 18 2080       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 19 2060       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 20 2058       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 21 2056       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2049       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2046       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 24 2034       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 2021       From whoa to go From start to finish 26 2017       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 27 2010       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 28 2007       piece of piss it's easy 29 1996       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 30 1989       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 1982       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 1979       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 1969       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 1964       Much of a muchness Same 35 1954       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 1946       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 1939       rings a bell sounds familiar 38 1936       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 1932       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 40 1925       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 41 1923       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 1922       Good as gold 43 1909       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 44 1893       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 45 1891       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1871       sweet as everything is ok 47 1839       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1837       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1816       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1812       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1805       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1805       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1795       Guts for garters In big trouble 54 1784       Good nick good condition 55 1780       it's all good everything is organised 56 1779       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1773       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 58 1757       Bobs your uncle All done. 59 1754       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 1749       Crib bach 61 1739       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 62 1725       Down the gurgler failed plan 63 1715       Arvo afternoon 64 1701       Bach holiday home 65 1672       Brickie bricklayer 66 1662       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 67 1647       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1639       Duvet duilt, doona 69 1636       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 70 1635       Rellies relatives, family 71 1626       Big Smoke large town or city 72 1620       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 73 1616       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 74 1615       Chippy builder, carpenter 75 1614       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 76 1614       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 77 1602       Handle pint of beer 78 1593       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 79 1593       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 80 1590       Chick woman/female 81 1589       Barbie barbeque 82 1585       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 83 1584       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 84 1578       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 85 1577       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 86 1572       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 87 1571       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 88 1569       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 89 1566       Sook cry baby, wimp 90 1566       Piss around waste time, muck around 91 1565       Chook chicken 92 1564       Tramping hiking 93 1564       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 94 1560       Pong bad smell, stink 95 1559       Cotton buds Q-tips 96 1557       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 97 1557       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 98 1556       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 99 1556       Kiwi new zealander 100 1555       Tea evening meal, dinner 101 1555       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 102 1553       Lift elevator 103 1550       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 104 1549       Root have sex, get sex 105 1545       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 106 1544       Ta thanks 107 1542       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 108 1541       Nana grandmother, grandma 109 1540       Bitser mongrel dog 110 1538       Motorway freeway 111 1538       Sprog child 112 1538       Ropeable very angry 113 1537       Fizz Boat small power boat 114 1536       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 115 1536       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 116 1536       Cockie farmer 117 1535       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 118 1535       Anklebiter toddler, small child 119 1532       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 120 1530       Sparkie electrician 121 1528       Jumper sweater, jersey 122 1526       Open slather a free-for-all 123 1525       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 124 1524       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 125 1524       Scull consume, drink quickly 126 1524       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 127 1523       Up the duff pregnant 128 1522       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 129 1520       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 130 1519       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 131 1518       Sunnies sunglasses 132 1514       Pinky little finger 133 1513       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 134 1512       Bugger damn!! 135 1511       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 136 1510       Stubby small glass of beer 137 1510       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 138 1509       Greasies fish and chips 139 1508       Home and hosed heavy rain 140 1507       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 141 1506       Spud potato 142 1505       Creek small stream 143 1504       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 144 1504       Hoon young adult fast driver 145 1504       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 146 1502       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 147 1502       Bloke man 148 1500       Hottie hot water bottle 149 1498       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 150 1496       Lurgy flu 151 1496       Squiz take a quick look 152 1494       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 153 1494       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 154 1490       Rubbish garbage, trash 155 1490       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 156 1489       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 157 1489       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 158 1488       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 159 1487       Flog steal, rob 160 1487       Shark and taties fish and chips 161 1487       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 162 1486       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 163 1485       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 164 1478       Tights pantyhose 165 1477       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 166 1476       Hard case amusing, funny person 167 1475       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 168 1474       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 169 1473       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 170 1469       Happy as larry very happy 171 1468       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 172 1466       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 173 1466       Serviette paper napkin 174 1466       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 175 1465       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 176 1463       Rark up telling somebody off 177 1463       Twink white-out 178 1463       Chunder vomit, throw up 179 1462       Ding small dent in vehicle 180 1462       Shoot through to leave suddenly 181 1462       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 182 1459       Sheila slang for woman/female 183 1458       Hard yakka hard work 184 1455       Nappy diaper 185 1454       Kick the Bucket die 186 1451       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 187 1448       Chuddy chewing gum 188 1447       Chocka full, overflowing 189 1446       Randy horny, wanting sex 190 1446       Dole unemployment benefit 191 1444       Cuz cousin, family 192 1443       Cardi cardigan 193 1442       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 194 1440       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 195 1440       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 196 1439       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 197 1439       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 198 1438       L&P fizzy soda water 199 1437       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 200 1435       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 201 1435       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 202 1433       Quack Medical doctor 203 1433       Judder Bar speed bump 204 1431       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 205 1426       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 206 1421       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 207 1420       Petrol gasoline, gas 208 1420       Postal code zip code 209 1418       Oldies parents 210 1416       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 211 1413       Perve to stare 212 1413       Pakeha non maori person 213 1412       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 214 1412       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1411       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 216 1410       Mate buddy 217 1410       Scarfie university student 218 1408       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 219 1405       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 220 1405       Wally Clown, silly person 221 1404       Wobbly to have a tantrum 222 1399       pudding dessert 223 1397       Whinge complain, moan 224 1396       Flicks movies, picture theatre 225 1395       Torch flashlight 226 1395       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 227 1394       Snarler sausage 228 1394       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 229 1392       Old Bomb old car 230 1389       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1385       Lolly Candy 232 1380       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 233 1380       Ute small pick up truck 234 1377       Cheers thanks 235 1369       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1358       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 237 1327       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1321       Veges Vegetables 239 1312       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1240       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1167       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1160       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1136       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1125       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1119       Arse about face Back to front 246 1114       crash hot excellent 247 1101       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1099       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 249 1094       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 250 1092       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1089       Before your time Well before you were born mate 252 1077       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 253 1076       Shraps Money made up of coins. 254 1074       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 1063       Gurb Food 256 1048       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 257 1043       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 258 1043       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 259 1042       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1041       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1036       Hubby Partner 262 1035       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 263 1034       Home and hosed Safe, completed 264 1027       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 265 1027       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 266 1020       Rough as guts Unpolished 267 1018       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 268 1017       Yonks A long time 269 1017       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 270 1016       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 271 1012       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 272 1011       Jack up To organise 273 1011       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 274 1011       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 275 1010       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 276 1010       She'll be right Everything will be fine 277 1010       sprogs another name for your kids 278 1008       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 279 1007       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 280 1006       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 281 1004       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 282 1001       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 996       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 992       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 285 989       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 286 988       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 287 988       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 288 988       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 289 983       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 290 982       Spill Tell all 291 982       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 972       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 293 970       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 294 970       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 295 969       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 296 968       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 965       too much really good 298 962       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 299 949       Hard yakka Hard work 300 944       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 301 944       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 302 944       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 303 943       Back in a tick Will be back soon 304 938       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 933       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 932       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 307 928       crickey dick Expression of suprise 308 925       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 309 923       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 917       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 911       Gut luggage Food to go 312 909       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 852       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 814       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 808       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 772       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 708