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 2483       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2418       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2383       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2294       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2276       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2245       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2211       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2190       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 2190       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 10 2186       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 11 2172       wai wai express walking 12 2154       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2109       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2088       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 15 2082       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 16 2080       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 17 2076       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 18 2075       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 19 2054       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 2054       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 21 2052       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2042       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2041       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 24 2028       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 2017       From whoa to go From start to finish 26 2011       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 27 2004       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 28 2004       piece of piss it's easy 29 1993       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 30 1985       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 1977       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 1976       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 1965       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 1959       Much of a muchness Same 35 1948       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 1942       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 1935       rings a bell sounds familiar 38 1931       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 1927       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 40 1920       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 41 1917       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 42 1916       Good as gold 43 1904       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 44 1889       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 45 1885       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1868       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 47 1833       sweet as everything is ok 48 1833       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1813       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1810       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 51 1802       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 52 1799       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1791       Guts for garters In big trouble 54 1778       Good nick good condition 55 1776       it's all good everything is organised 56 1776       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1771       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 58 1753       Bobs your uncle All done. 59 1750       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 1746       Crib bach 61 1734       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 62 1718       Down the gurgler failed plan 63 1713       Arvo afternoon 64 1696       Bach holiday home 65 1666       Brickie bricklayer 66 1657       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 67 1642       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1634       Duvet duilt, doona 69 1633       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 70 1632       Rellies relatives, family 71 1623       Big Smoke large town or city 72 1617       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 73 1613       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 74 1612       Chippy builder, carpenter 75 1610       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 76 1610       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 77 1599       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 78 1591       Handle pint of beer 79 1590       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 80 1586       Chick woman/female 81 1585       Barbie barbeque 82 1582       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 83 1576       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 84 1575       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 85 1572       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 86 1567       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 87 1566       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 88 1565       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 89 1564       Sook cry baby, wimp 90 1562       Tramping hiking 91 1561       Chook chicken 92 1560       Piss around waste time, muck around 93 1560       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 94 1557       Pong bad smell, stink 95 1556       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 96 1555       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 97 1554       Cotton buds Q-tips 98 1554       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 99 1553       Kiwi new zealander 100 1552       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 101 1551       Tea evening meal, dinner 102 1551       Lift elevator 103 1548       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 104 1544       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 105 1540       Ta thanks 106 1540       Root have sex, get sex 107 1538       Nana grandmother, grandma 108 1537       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 109 1536       Bitser mongrel dog 110 1535       Sprog child 111 1535       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 112 1534       Fizz Boat small power boat 113 1533       Motorway freeway 114 1533       Ropeable very angry 115 1533       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 116 1532       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 117 1532       Cockie farmer 118 1530       Anklebiter toddler, small child 119 1528       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 120 1528       Jumper sweater, jersey 121 1523       Open slather a free-for-all 122 1522       Sparkie electrician 123 1522       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 124 1521       Scull consume, drink quickly 125 1521       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 126 1519       Up the duff pregnant 127 1519       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 128 1517       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 129 1517       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 130 1515       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 131 1514       Sunnies sunglasses 132 1512       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 133 1510       Pinky little finger 134 1510       Bugger damn!! 135 1509       Stubby small glass of beer 136 1508       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 137 1506       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 138 1506       Greasies fish and chips 139 1505       Home and hosed heavy rain 140 1505       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 141 1501       Hoon young adult fast driver 142 1501       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 143 1501       Spud potato 144 1501       Creek small stream 145 1500       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 146 1498       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 147 1498       Bloke man 148 1496       Hottie hot water bottle 149 1495       Lurgy flu 150 1493       Squiz take a quick look 151 1492       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 152 1491       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 153 1491       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 154 1487       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 155 1486       Rubbish garbage, trash 156 1486       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 157 1484       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 158 1484       Shark and taties fish and chips 159 1484       Flog steal, rob 160 1483       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 161 1482       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 162 1481       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 163 1480       Tights pantyhose 164 1475       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 165 1474       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 166 1474       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 167 1471       Hard case amusing, funny person 168 1471       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 169 1470       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 170 1467       Happy as larry very happy 171 1464       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 172 1463       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 173 1463       Serviette paper napkin 174 1463       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 175 1461       Ding small dent in vehicle 176 1460       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 177 1460       Rark up telling somebody off 178 1460       Twink white-out 179 1460       Shoot through to leave suddenly 180 1458       Chunder vomit, throw up 181 1457       Sheila slang for woman/female 182 1455       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 183 1454       Hard yakka hard work 184 1451       Nappy diaper 185 1451       Kick the Bucket die 186 1448       Chocka full, overflowing 187 1443       Chuddy chewing gum 188 1443       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 189 1443       Randy horny, wanting sex 190 1443       Dole unemployment benefit 191 1441       Cardi cardigan 192 1439       Cuz cousin, family 193 1439       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 194 1437       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 195 1437       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 196 1435       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 197 1435       L&P fizzy soda water 198 1433       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 199 1432       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 200 1432       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 201 1432       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 202 1430       Judder Bar speed bump 203 1427       Quack Medical doctor 204 1427       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 205 1423       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 206 1417       Petrol gasoline, gas 207 1417       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 208 1415       Postal code zip code 209 1415       Oldies parents 210 1414       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 211 1410       Pakeha non maori person 212 1410       Perve to stare 213 1410       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 214 1409       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1409       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 216 1406       Mate buddy 217 1406       Scarfie university student 218 1405       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 219 1403       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 220 1402       Wally Clown, silly person 221 1401       Wobbly to have a tantrum 222 1396       pudding dessert 223 1393       Torch flashlight 224 1392       Whinge complain, moan 225 1392       Flicks movies, picture theatre 226 1391       Snarler sausage 227 1390       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 228 1389       Old Bomb old car 229 1386       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 230 1385       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1382       Lolly Candy 232 1377       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 233 1377       Ute small pick up truck 234 1375       Cheers thanks 235 1366       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1354       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 237 1325       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1319       Veges Vegetables 239 1310       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1237       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1164       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1155       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1129       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1122       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1116       Arse about face Back to front 246 1111       crash hot excellent 247 1099       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1094       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 249 1088       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 250 1087       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1087       Before your time Well before you were born mate 252 1073       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 253 1073       Shraps Money made up of coins. 254 1069       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 1057       Gurb Food 256 1046       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 257 1040       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 258 1039       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 259 1039       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1038       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1033       Hubby Partner 262 1032       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 263 1031       Home and hosed Safe, completed 264 1024       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 265 1024       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 266 1017       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 267 1014       Yonks A long time 268 1014       Rough as guts Unpolished 269 1013       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 270 1013       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 271 1009       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 272 1009       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 273 1008       Jack up To organise 274 1008       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 275 1008       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 276 1007       She'll be right Everything will be fine 277 1007       sprogs another name for your kids 278 1005       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 279 1004       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 280 1003       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 281 1001       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 282 998       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 993       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 988       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 285 986       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 286 985       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 287 985       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 288 985       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 289 980       Spill Tell all 290 979       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 291 978       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 969       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 293 967       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 294 967       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 295 966       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 296 965       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 962       too much really good 298 958       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 299 946       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 300 942       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 301 941       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 302 940       Hard yakka Hard work 303 939       Back in a tick Will be back soon 304 936       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 930       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 926       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 307 924       crickey dick Expression of suprise 308 922       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 309 919       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 914       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 906       Gut luggage Food to go 312 905       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 849       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 810       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 799       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 769       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 706