Keeping Kiwi Slang Alive Thank you for your vote - please come back another time to vote again. 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       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 1 3232       arse over tit Head over heels 2 3184       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 3 3107       Shank’s pony Walking 4 3027       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 5 3012       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 6 3007       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 7 2942       Pull the pin Stop doing something 8 2937       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 9 2925       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 10 2892       From whoa to go From start to finish 11 2867       wai wai express walking 12 2855       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 13 2837       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 14 2820       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 15 2766       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 16 2759       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 17 2754       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 18 2741       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 19 2717       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 20 2717       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 21 2715       Out of the blue By suprise 22 2694       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 23 2679       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 24 2678       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 25 2677       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 26 2666       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 27 2663       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 28 2651       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 29 2650       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 30 2646       Good as gold 31 2644       see ya round like a record catch up later 32 2642       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 33 2641       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 34 2616       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 35 2610       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 36 2585       good as gold i've done it, i understand 37 2583       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 38 2581       rings a bell sounds familiar 39 2578       piece of piss it's easy 40 2567       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 41 2565       Much of a muchness Same 42 2556       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 43 2554       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 44 2544       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 45 2533       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 46 2503       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 47 2502       sweet as everything is ok 48 2469       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 2447       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 50 2419       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 51 2410       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 52 2410       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 53 2409       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 54 2402       it's all good everything is organised 55 2399       butchers hook wont be happy 56 2355       Crib bach 57 2344       Bach holiday home 58 2338       Arvo afternoon 59 2326       Good nick good condition 60 2325       Bobs your uncle All done. 61 2322       Guts for garters In big trouble 62 2321       Down the gurgler failed plan 63 2313       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 64 2309       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 65 2265       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 66 2265       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 67 2241       Brickie bricklayer 68 2238       Chippy builder, carpenter 69 2238       Big Smoke large town or city 70 2209       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 71 2209       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 72 2202       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 73 2195       Loo bathroom, toilet 74 2192       Duvet duilt, doona 75 2175       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 76 2173       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 77 2167       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 78 2166       Handle pint of beer 79 2158       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 80 2156       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 81 2152       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 82 2152       Rellies relatives, family 83 2152       Chook chicken 84 2145       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 85 2143       Pong bad smell, stink 86 2141       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 87 2139       Barbie barbeque 88 2131       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 89 2131       Piss around waste time, muck around 90 2128       Sparkie electrician 91 2126       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 92 2125       Bitser mongrel dog 93 2125       Motorway freeway 94 2120       Sunnies sunglasses 95 2120       Cockie farmer 96 2119       Root have sex, get sex 97 2119       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 98 2117       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 99 2115       Chick woman/female 100 2114       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 101 2114       Cotton buds Q-tips 102 2112       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 103 2109       Up the duff pregnant 104 2109       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 105 2108       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 106 2107       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 107 2103       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 108 2102       Sook cry baby, wimp 109 2099       Tramping hiking 110 2097       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 111 2095       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 112 2092       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 113 2091       Ropeable very angry 114 2089       Jumper sweater, jersey 115 2087       Lurgy flu 116 2086       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 117 2084       Sprog child 118 2083       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 119 2082       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 120 2081       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 121 2081       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 122 2081       Lift elevator 123 2078       Scull consume, drink quickly 124 2078       Bloke man 125 2071       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 126 2071       Ta thanks 127 2071       Hoon young adult fast driver 128 2070       Squiz take a quick look 129 2070       Nana grandmother, grandma 130 2069       Nappy diaper 131 2067       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 132 2065       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 133 2061       Kiwi new zealander 134 2059       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 135 2059       Hard case amusing, funny person 136 2058       Creek small stream 137 2057       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 138 2056       Rubbish garbage, trash 139 2054       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 140 2053       Sheila slang for woman/female 141 2053       Chocka full, overflowing 142 2050       Flog steal, rob 143 2050       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 144 2050       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 145 2049       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 146 2048       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 147 2047       Rark up telling somebody off 148 2044       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 149 2042       Spud potato 150 2041       Bugger damn!! 151 2040       Shoot through to leave suddenly 152 2038       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 153 2035       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 154 2035       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 155 2035       Chunder vomit, throw up 156 2034       Hottie hot water bottle 157 2034       Tea evening meal, dinner 158 2031       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 159 2030       Serviette paper napkin 160 2030       Shark and taties fish and chips 161 2030       Dole unemployment benefit 162 2029       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 163 2027       Ding small dent in vehicle 164 2026       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 165 2025       Fizz Boat small power boat 166 2023       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 167 2017       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 168 2016       Perve to stare 169 2016       Greasies fish and chips 170 2015       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 171 2015       Stubby small glass of beer 172 2015       Kick the Bucket die 173 2014       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 174 2013       Home and hosed heavy rain 175 2011       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 176 2011       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 177 2009       Chuddy chewing gum 178 2008       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 179 2008       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 180 2004       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 181 2003       Hard yakka hard work 182 2002       Anklebiter toddler, small child 183 2001       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 184 2000       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 185 1999       Petrol gasoline, gas 186 1998       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 187 1996       Quack Medical doctor 188 1995       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 189 1991       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 190 1991       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 191 1990       Cuz cousin, family 192 1986       Happy as larry very happy 193 1986       Tights pantyhose 194 1985       L&P fizzy soda water 195 1982       Pinky little finger 196 1982       pudding dessert 197 1981       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 198 1979       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 199 1977       Postal code zip code 200 1977       Wally Clown, silly person 201 1975       Flicks movies, picture theatre 202 1974       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 203 1972       Scarfie university student 204 1971       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 205 1970       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 206 1968       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 207 1967       Twink white-out 208 1965       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 209 1960       Open slather a free-for-all 210 1960       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 211 1954       Judder Bar speed bump 212 1952       Randy horny, wanting sex 213 1952       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 214 1947       Torch flashlight 215 1946       Mate buddy 216 1944       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 217 1942       Fizzy drink soda pop 218 1940       Main primary dish of a meal 219 1935       Oldies parents 220 1935       Cheers thanks 221 1932       Pakeha non maori person 222 1931       Cardi cardigan 223 1928       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 224 1928       Wobbly to have a tantrum 225 1928       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 226 1923       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 227 1920       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 228 1919       Old Bomb old car 229 1919       Ute small pick up truck 230 1918       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 231 1915       Snarler sausage 232 1913       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 233 1909       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 234 1898       Veges Vegetables 235 1898       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 236 1872       Lolly Candy 237 1864       Whinge complain, moan 238 1827       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 239 1799       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 240 1780       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 241 1751       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 242 1739       crash hot excellent 243 1716       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 244 1695       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 245 1689       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 246 1678       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 247 1665       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 248 1660       Arse about face Back to front 249 1645       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 250 1519       Before your time Well before you were born mate 251 1503       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) 252 1498       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 253 1496       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 254 1495       Hubby Partner 255 1490       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 256 1487       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 257 1479       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 258 1474       Rough as guts Unpolished 259 1471       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 260 1471       Gurb Food 261 1470       Home and hosed Safe, completed 262 1462       sprogs another name for your kids 263 1460       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 264 1453       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 265 1452       Jack up To organise 266 1452       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 267 1452       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 268 1449       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 269 1449       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 270 1447       Maori safety shoes Jandals 271 1444       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 272 1440       Spill Tell all 273 1440       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 274 1434       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 275 1433       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 276 1430       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 277 1428       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 278 1427       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 279 1427       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 280 1426       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 281 1425       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 282 1424       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 283 1423       Shraps Money made up of coins. 284 1421       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 285 1418       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 286 1415       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 287 1409       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 288 1409       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 289 1408       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 290 1407       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 291 1403       She'll be right Everything will be fine 292 1401       Yonks A long time 293 1399       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 294 1396       Guts for garters In big trouble 295 1394       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 296 1393       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 297 1392       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 298 1389       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 299 1387       too much really good 300 1384       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 301 1382       Hard yakka Hard work 302 1376       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 303 1371       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 304 1371       As cheap as chips cost bugger all or nothing 305 1362       Back in a tick Will be back soon 306 1361       Second mouse get the cheese Early bird catches the worm, 2nd mouse get the cheese.( Sometimes a bit of patience is better) 307 1355       Gut luggage Food to go 308 1326       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 309 1320       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 1313       Flagon drinking beer out of 311 1309       Cut some shapes on the D floor 312 1300       crickey dick Expression of suprise 313 1296       Wigwam for a goose's bridle Useless item [why would a goose need a bridle, let alone a wigwam to keep it in?] 314 1263       Kotunga Replacement car aerial fasioned from wire hanger 315 1221       Mystery pack Competitors pie with dubious contents. 316 1208       Brown Eye Flash your bottom 317 1142