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 2502       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 2 2441       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 3 2406       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2316       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2300       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2267       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2232       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 8 2216       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 2206       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 10 2201       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 11 2195       wai wai express walking 12 2173       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 13 2123       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2107       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 15 2098       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 16 2098       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 17 2092       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 18 2089       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 19 2073       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 20 2069       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 21 2063       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2059       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2057       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 24 2040       see ya round like a record catch up later 25 2030       From whoa to go From start to finish 26 2028       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 27 2019       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 28 2018       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 29 2008       piece of piss it's easy 30 2005       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 1992       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 1990       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 33 1981       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 34 1979       Much of a muchness Same 35 1963       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 1957       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 37 1953       rings a bell sounds familiar 38 1948       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 1944       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 40 1937       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 41 1937       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 42 1929       Good as gold 43 1927       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 1908       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 1904       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 1880       sweet as everything is ok 47 1847       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 1843       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 1822       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1822       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 1817       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 1814       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1799       Guts for garters In big trouble 54 1794       Good nick good condition 55 1791       it's all good everything is organised 56 1788       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 1776       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 58 1765       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 59 1760       Bobs your uncle All done. 60 1759       Crib bach 61 1750       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 62 1740       Down the gurgler failed plan 63 1727       Arvo afternoon 64 1720       Bach holiday home 65 1686       Brickie bricklayer 66 1668       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 67 1656       Loo bathroom, toilet 68 1648       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 69 1646       Duvet duilt, doona 70 1645       Rellies relatives, family 71 1634       Big Smoke large town or city 72 1630       Chippy builder, carpenter 73 1630       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 74 1627       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 75 1626       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 76 1624       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 77 1609       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 78 1607       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 79 1602       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 80 1601       Handle pint of beer 81 1601       Chick woman/female 82 1599       Barbie barbeque 83 1595       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 84 1587       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 85 1587       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 86 1582       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 87 1582       Chook chicken 88 1578       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 89 1578       Piss around waste time, muck around 90 1575       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 91 1575       Sook cry baby, wimp 92 1574       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 93 1572       Tramping hiking 94 1571       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 95 1568       Cotton buds Q-tips 96 1568       Pong bad smell, stink 97 1567       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 98 1566       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 99 1565       Kiwi new zealander 100 1563       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 101 1562       Lift elevator 102 1561       Tea evening meal, dinner 103 1559       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 104 1556       Root have sex, get sex 105 1556       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 106 1555       Ta thanks 107 1554       Motorway freeway 108 1553       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 109 1552       Bitser mongrel dog 110 1549       Ropeable very angry 111 1548       Cockie farmer 112 1547       Sprog child 113 1547       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 114 1546       Fizz Boat small power boat 115 1544       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 116 1544       Nana grandmother, grandma 117 1544       Anklebiter toddler, small child 118 1543       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 119 1542       Jumper sweater, jersey 120 1538       Sparkie electrician 121 1538       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 122 1536       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 123 1534       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 124 1534       Scull consume, drink quickly 125 1534       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 126 1533       Up the duff pregnant 127 1533       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 128 1531       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 129 1530       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 130 1528       Open slather a free-for-all 131 1527       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 132 1523       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 133 1522       Bugger damn!! 134 1521       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 135 1519       Greasies fish and chips 136 1519       Sunnies sunglasses 137 1519       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 138 1518       Pinky little finger 139 1518       Stubby small glass of beer 140 1518       Home and hosed heavy rain 141 1516       Spud potato 142 1514       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 143 1513       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 144 1512       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 145 1512       Bloke man 146 1511       Hoon young adult fast driver 147 1510       Creek small stream 148 1509       Hottie hot water bottle 149 1508       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 150 1507       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 151 1504       Squiz take a quick look 152 1503       Lurgy flu 153 1502       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 154 1500       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 155 1500       Rubbish garbage, trash 156 1500       Flog steal, rob 157 1498       Shark and taties fish and chips 158 1498       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 159 1497       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 160 1496       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 161 1495       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 162 1495       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 163 1493       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 164 1489       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 165 1486       Tights pantyhose 166 1485       Hard case amusing, funny person 167 1482       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 168 1482       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 169 1480       Happy as larry very happy 170 1480       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 171 1478       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 172 1477       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 173 1476       Serviette paper napkin 174 1475       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 175 1474       Chunder vomit, throw up 176 1473       Rark up telling somebody off 177 1473       Twink white-out 178 1473       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 179 1472       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 180 1471       Shoot through to leave suddenly 181 1471       Ding small dent in vehicle 182 1470       Sheila slang for woman/female 183 1469       Nappy diaper 184 1465       Hard yakka hard work 185 1464       Kick the Bucket die 186 1460       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 187 1460       Chuddy chewing gum 188 1459       Chocka full, overflowing 189 1456       Cuz cousin, family 190 1454       Dole unemployment benefit 191 1453       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 192 1453       Randy horny, wanting sex 193 1453       Cardi cardigan 194 1451       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 195 1449       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 196 1448       L&P fizzy soda water 197 1447       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 198 1446       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 199 1443       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 200 1442       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 201 1442       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 202 1441       Judder Bar speed bump 203 1439       Quack Medical doctor 204 1439       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 205 1436       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 206 1433       Petrol gasoline, gas 207 1428       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 208 1427       Postal code zip code 209 1426       Oldies parents 210 1425       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 211 1422       Perve to stare 212 1420       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 213 1420       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 214 1419       Pakeha non maori person 215 1419       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 216 1419       Scarfie university student 217 1418       Mate buddy 218 1416       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 219 1413       Wally Clown, silly person 220 1411       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 221 1408       Wobbly to have a tantrum 222 1407       pudding dessert 223 1405       Torch flashlight 224 1405       Whinge complain, moan 225 1405       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 226 1403       Flicks movies, picture theatre 227 1402       Snarler sausage 228 1400       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 229 1398       Old Bomb old car 230 1396       Main primary dish of a meal 231 1393       Lolly Candy 232 1389       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 233 1389       Ute small pick up truck 234 1385       Cheers thanks 235 1376       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1367       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 237 1332       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1329       Veges Vegetables 239 1320       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1248       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1176       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1168       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1143       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1133       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1127       Arse about face Back to front 246 1122       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 247 1108       crash hot excellent 248 1108       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 249 1102       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 250 1101       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 251 1094       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 252 1083       Before your time Well before you were born mate 253 1081       Shraps Money made up of coins. 254 1076       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 1068       Gurb Food 256 1054       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 257 1052       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 258 1051       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 259 1050       Maori safety shoes Jandals 260 1049       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1047       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 262 1045       Hubby Partner 263 1037       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 264 1037       Home and hosed Safe, completed 265 1031       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 266 1028       Rough as guts Unpolished 267 1027       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 268 1027       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 269 1025       Yonks A long time 270 1025       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 271 1020       Jack up To organise 272 1020       She'll be right Everything will be fine 273 1019       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 274 1019       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 275 1018       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 276 1018       sprogs another name for your kids 277 1016       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 278 1015       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 279 1015       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 280 1013       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 281 1012       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 282 1011       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 1005       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 284 1000       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 285 1000       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 286 998       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 287 997       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 288 996       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 289 993       Spill Tell all 290 991       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 291 985       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 292 979       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 293 978       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 294 978       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 295 977       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 296 976       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 297 974       too much really good 298 970       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 299 953       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 300 952       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 301 952       Hard yakka Hard work 302 951       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 303 946       Back in a tick Will be back soon 304 941       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 940       Guts for garters In big trouble 306 940       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 307 936       crickey dick Expression of suprise 308 931       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 309 931       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 924       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 311 922       Gut luggage Food to go 312 916       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 861       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 821       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 315 813       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 316 779       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 711