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 2737       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 2 2674       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 3 2647       Shank’s pony Walking 4 2566       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 2549       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 2539       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2450       Pull the pin Stop doing something 8 2440       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 9 2438       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 10 2432       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 11 2407       wai wai express walking 12 2394       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 13 2338       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 14 2326       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 15 2322       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 16 2320       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 17 2309       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 18 2306       From whoa to go From start to finish 19 2289       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 2275       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 21 2266       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 22 2264       Out of the blue By suprise 23 2260       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 24 2258       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 25 2252       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 26 2233       see ya round like a record catch up later 27 2230       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 28 2229       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 29 2218       piece of piss it's easy 30 2217       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 31 2201       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 32 2193       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 33 2185       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 2180       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 35 2172       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 2170       Much of a muchness Same 37 2165       Good as gold 38 2161       good as gold i've done it, i understand 39 2159       rings a bell sounds familiar 40 2150       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 41 2147       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 42 2144       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 43 2122       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 44 2113       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 2085       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 2063       sweet as everything is ok 47 2033       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 48 2015       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 49 2012       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 50 1998       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 51 1998       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 1992       butchers hook wont be happy 53 1971       Guts for garters In big trouble 54 1960       it's all good everything is organised 55 1960       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 56 1953       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 57 1935       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 58 1932       Good nick good condition 59 1927       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 60 1921       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 61 1917       Arvo afternoon 62 1912       Crib bach 63 1908       Bobs your uncle All done. 64 1893       Down the gurgler failed plan 65 1875       Bach holiday home 66 1874       Loo bathroom, toilet 67 1821       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 68 1818       Big Smoke large town or city 69 1809       Brickie bricklayer 70 1808       Chippy builder, carpenter 71 1804       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 72 1803       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 73 1794       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 74 1780       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 75 1780       Duvet duilt, doona 76 1774       Rellies relatives, family 77 1773       Chook chicken 78 1760       Chick woman/female 79 1759       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 80 1759       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 81 1758       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 82 1756       Handle pint of beer 83 1750       Barbie barbeque 84 1745       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 85 1745       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 86 1745       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 87 1734       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 88 1731       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 89 1728       Sook cry baby, wimp 90 1728       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 91 1726       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 92 1724       Piss around waste time, muck around 93 1724       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 94 1724       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 95 1724       Motorway freeway 96 1722       Cotton buds Q-tips 97 1721       Pong bad smell, stink 98 1720       Sprog child 99 1717       Sparkie electrician 100 1715       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 101 1714       Bitser mongrel dog 102 1713       Tramping hiking 103 1711       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 104 1710       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 105 1710       Lift elevator 106 1708       Root have sex, get sex 107 1708       Ropeable very angry 108 1708       Fizz Boat small power boat 109 1706       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 110 1702       Tea evening meal, dinner 111 1701       Ta thanks 112 1700       Nana grandmother, grandma 113 1699       Cockie farmer 114 1698       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 115 1697       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 116 1697       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 117 1697       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 118 1697       Jumper sweater, jersey 119 1696       Kiwi new zealander 120 1696       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 121 1693       Scull consume, drink quickly 122 1692       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 123 1691       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 124 1691       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 125 1690       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 126 1688       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 127 1685       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 128 1684       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 129 1682       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 130 1679       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 131 1678       Anklebiter toddler, small child 132 1676       Spud potato 133 1675       Bugger damn!! 134 1673       Sunnies sunglasses 135 1673       Open slather a free-for-all 136 1671       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 137 1670       Up the duff pregnant 138 1670       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 139 1668       Greasies fish and chips 140 1666       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 141 1666       Hoon young adult fast driver 142 1664       Pinky little finger 143 1664       Creek small stream 144 1663       Bloke man 145 1662       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 146 1660       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 147 1657       Squiz take a quick look 148 1656       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 149 1655       Hottie hot water bottle 150 1654       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 151 1653       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 152 1653       Home and hosed heavy rain 153 1653       Flog steal, rob 154 1651       Lurgy flu 155 1651       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 156 1649       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 157 1647       Shark and taties fish and chips 158 1647       Stubby small glass of beer 159 1646       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 160 1641       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 161 1640       Chuddy chewing gum 162 1637       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 163 1637       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 164 1637       Rubbish garbage, trash 165 1635       Hard case amusing, funny person 166 1634       Happy as larry very happy 167 1632       Tights pantyhose 168 1632       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 169 1631       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 170 1631       Chunder vomit, throw up 171 1629       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 172 1628       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 173 1627       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 174 1627       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 175 1627       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 176 1625       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 177 1624       Serviette paper napkin 178 1621       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 179 1619       Nappy diaper 180 1619       Rark up telling somebody off 181 1618       Chocka full, overflowing 182 1617       Sheila slang for woman/female 183 1617       Twink white-out 184 1617       Ding small dent in vehicle 185 1615       Dole unemployment benefit 186 1615       Hard yakka hard work 187 1611       Kick the Bucket die 188 1611       Shoot through to leave suddenly 189 1608       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 190 1603       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 191 1602       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 192 1600       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 193 1597       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 194 1594       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 195 1594       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 196 1593       Randy horny, wanting sex 197 1591       Judder Bar speed bump 198 1588       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 199 1587       Petrol gasoline, gas 200 1586       Cuz cousin, family 201 1585       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 202 1585       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 203 1584       Quack Medical doctor 204 1584       Oldies parents 205 1582       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 206 1581       Cardi cardigan 207 1580       L&P fizzy soda water 208 1578       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 209 1577       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 210 1575       Mate buddy 211 1574       Pakeha non maori person 212 1574       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 213 1573       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 214 1573       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 215 1573       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 216 1571       Perve to stare 217 1569       pudding dessert 218 1569       Snarler sausage 219 1562       Flicks movies, picture theatre 220 1561       Wally Clown, silly person 221 1561       Postal code zip code 222 1560       Scarfie university student 223 1558       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 224 1556       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 225 1555       Old Bomb old car 226 1553       Torch flashlight 227 1551       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 228 1550       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 229 1549       Wobbly to have a tantrum 230 1548       Lolly Candy 231 1541       Main primary dish of a meal 232 1537       Ute small pick up truck 233 1528       Whinge complain, moan 234 1519       Cheers thanks 235 1518       Fizzy drink soda pop 236 1515       Veges Vegetables 237 1483       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 238 1472       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 239 1461       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1392       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 241 1336       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 242 1324       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 243 1300       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 244 1290       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 245 1275       Arse about face Back to front 246 1271       crash hot excellent 247 1264       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 248 1261       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 249 1242       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 250 1235       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 251 1231       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 252 1219       Before your time Well before you were born mate 253 1218       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) 254 1218       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 255 1212       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 256 1204       Hubby Partner 257 1194       Gurb Food 258 1193       Maori safety shoes Jandals 259 1193       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 260 1192       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 261 1190       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 262 1185       Shraps Money made up of coins. 263 1185       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 264 1184       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 265 1182       Home and hosed Safe, completed 266 1180       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 267 1175       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 268 1174       Jack up To organise 269 1169       Rough as guts Unpolished 270 1169       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 271 1168       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 272 1166       sprogs another name for your kids 273 1166       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 274 1162       She'll be right Everything will be fine 275 1162       Yonks A long time 276 1158       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 277 1156       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 278 1154       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 279 1154       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 280 1152       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 281 1152       Spill Tell all 282 1152       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 283 1150       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 284 1148       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 285 1145       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 286 1141       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 287 1139       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 288 1137       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 289 1136       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 290 1134       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 291 1132       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 292 1131       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 293 1128       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 294 1127       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 295 1125       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 296 1124       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 297 1124       too much really good 298 1121       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 299 1103       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 300 1099       Hard yakka Hard work 301 1092       Back in a tick Will be back soon 302 1091       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 303 1089       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 304 1089       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 1082       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 306 1081       Guts for garters In big trouble 307 1080       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 308 1072       crickey dick Expression of suprise 309 1055       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 1055       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 311 1054       Gut luggage Food to go 312 1049       Cut some shapes on the D floor 313 1004       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 971       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 315 930       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 316 930       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 853