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       Maori Roast Fish and Chips 1 793       Making a mountain out of a molehill Making a big deal out of something small 2 710       arse over tit Head over heels 3 705       Shank’s pony Walking 4 697       Freeze the balls off a brass monkey Very Cold 5 694       Kill two birds with one stone Get two things done at once 6 689       Built like a brick shithouse A solid framed person 7 686       Kill two birds with one stone Do two things with one action 8 684       Pull the pin Stop doing something 9 680       wig wong for a gooses bridle something that doesn't do anything, no known use 10 680       Six of one and half a dozen of the other Same 11 677       Wouldn't know shit from clay Naive or stupid person 12 675       Mate rates A cheaper price for a friend 13 673       You make a better door than a window said by someone standing in the way 14 670       wai wai express walking 15 668       AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BULL USELESS 16 662       Miss goodie two shoes Some one who is always well behaved 17 662       Bit green behind the ears Don't know what they're doing 18 659       Cheap as chips Doesn't cost much 19 651       From whoa to go From start to finish 20 650       Piss holes in the snow Barely visible 21 650       Wop-Wops Middle of nowhere 22 646       Rattle your dags: To hurry up 23 642       Daylight robbery Very Expensive 24 639       Get off the grass disbelief, similar to "stop pulling my leg" 25 636       A glass and a half and you're on your arse. Said to someone who gets drunk easily. 26 634       Half Pai Putting little effort in, not interested 27 633       Chip off the old block A child that is similar to their parent/s 28 628       Out of the blue By suprise 29 627       Much of a muchness Same 30 625       Off Like A Robber's Dog Really taking off 31 623       Sammy short of a picnic a bit thick, or crazy 32 622       Shit a brick exclamation of suprise or annoyance 33 621       wee bit of fluff see "crumpit" 34 615       piece of piss it's easy 35 614       Good as gold 36 609       AS USEFULL AS AN ASHTRAY ON A MOTORBIKE USELESS 37 608       One can short of a sixpack a bit thick or crazy 38 604       As rare as rocking horse shit rare 39 602       sweet as everything is ok 40 602       blow off some steam have a moan about something thats riling you 41 600       blue ass fly havin a convulsion too fast slow down 42 599       see ya round like a record catch up later 43 591       Polished off To finish eating, quickly 44 589       chew the fat have a bit of a yarn 45 583       Maori Overdrive throwing a car into neutral going down a steep hill 46 578       good as gold i've done it, i understand 47 568       butchers hook wont be happy 48 562       Couldnt organise a piss up in a brewery unorganised, useless 49 562       he's a bit of a dag he's a character 50 561       You Manis bit of a wally, done something stupid 51 560       Good nick good condition 52 551       a hot bit of crumpit a pritty woman 53 547       rings a bell sounds familiar 54 547       Bite your bum Go away, get lost 55 530       Wouldn't know them from a bar of soap I do not know this person, similar to I wouldn't know them from Adam 56 526       The early bird catches the worm Get in early or miss out 57 507       Bobs your uncle All done. 58 505       it's all good everything is organised 59 504       Guts for garters In big trouble 60 498       you can bet your bottom dollar you can be sure of that 61 457       Brickie bricklayer 62 405       Shit a brick exclamation of surprise or annoyance 63 397       Big Smoke large town or city 64 393       Bit of a dag hard case, comedian, person with character 65 389       Skite to boast, boasting, bragging 66 389       Arvo afternoon 67 388       Barbie barbeque 68 388       Boy-racer name given to young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo 69 385       Tramping hiking 70 385       Duvet duilt, doona 71 383       North Cape to the Bluff from one end of New Zealand to the other 72 383       Open slather a free-for-all 73 382       Pushing up daisies dead and buried 74 382       Down the gurgler failed plan 75 378       Rellies relatives, family 76 377       Scroggin trampers high energy food including dried fruit and nuts 77 377       Chick woman/female 78 376       Maori indigenous people of New Zealand 79 376       Piss around waste time, muck around 80 376       Yack to have a conversation with a friend, to talk 81 376       Rust bucket decrepit motor car 82 374       Ads tv commercials, advertisements 83 373       Twink white-out 84 373       Home and hosed safe, successfully finished 85 370       Bach holiday home 86 367       Shoot through to leave suddenly 87 367       Aotearoa Maori name for New Zealand, meaning long white cloud 88 363       Offsider an assistant, someones friend as in we saw him and his offsider going down the road 89 363       Pong bad smell, stink 90 363       Pakeha non maori person 91 362       Handle pint of beer 92 361       Shandy drink made with lemonade and beer 93 361       On the never never paying for somthing using layby, not paying straight away 94 360       Fizz Boat small power boat 95 359       Good on ya mate! congradulations, well done, proud of someone 96 359       Dunny toilet, bathroom, lavatory 97 358       pisshead someone who drinks a lot of alcohol, heavy drinker 98 358       Tea evening meal, dinner 99 358       Brown eye to flash your naked butt at someone 100 357       dodgy bad, unreliable, not good 101 357       Strapped for cash low on cash. no money 102 356       Bring a plate means bring a dish of food to share 103 353       Caravan mobile home that tows behind car 104 353       Old Bomb old car 105 353       Flog steal, rob 106 352       Greasies fish and chips 107 352       Jandal thongs, sandles. flip-flops 108 351       Squiz take a quick look 109 351       Bugger damn!! 110 350       De facto mane used for a couple who are not married but are living together 111 350       Iceblock popsicle, ice stick 112 350       Pav pavlova, dessert usually topped with kiwifruit and cream 113 350       Ring to telephone somebody, as in "i'll give you a ring" 114 350       Stubby small glass of beer 115 350       Togs swimsuit, bathing costume 116 350       Chippy builder, carpenter 117 349       piss up party, social gathering, excuse for drinking alcohol 118 349       Sparrow Fart very early in the morning, sunrise 119 349       Whinge complain, moan 120 349       Going bush take a break, become reclusive 121 348       Cast immobilised, unable to get to your feet 122 347       Cuz cousin, family 123 347       Hard yakka hard work 124 347       Hollywood to fake oe exaggerate an injury on the sportsfield 125 347       Kiwi new zealander 126 347       Take-aways food to be taken away and eaten, fast food outlet 127 347       Bitser mongrel dog 128 346       Hottie hot water bottle 129 346       L&P fizzy soda water 130 346       Up the duff pregnant 131 346       Pikelet small pancake usually had with jam and whipped cream 132 345       Ta thanks 133 345       Anklebiter toddler, small child 134 344       Cockie farmer 135 344       How's it going mate? kiwi greeting 136 344       Knackered exhausted, tired, lethargic 137 344       Naff off go away, get lost. leave me alone 138 344       Root have sex, get sex 139 344       Sunnies sunglasses 140 344       Tiki tour scenic route, take the long route 141 344       Cardi cardigan 142 343       Good as gold feeling good, not a problem, yes 143 342       Judder Bar speed bump 144 342       Pack a sad bad mood, ill-humoured, broken, as in "she packed a sad" 145 342       Pram baby stroller, baby pushchair 146 342       Ropeable very angry 147 342       Loo bathroom, toilet 148 341       Happy as larry very happy 149 340       Kick the Bucket die 150 340       Laughing gear mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this 151 340       Serviette paper napkin 152 340       Ding small dent in vehicle 153 339       Flat apartment, name for rental accomodation that is shared 154 339       Jumper sweater, jersey 155 339       Sparkie electrician 156 339       Banger sausage, as in bangers and mash 157 338       Cheerio mane for a cocktail sausage 158 338       Ear bashing someone talking incessantly 159 338       Mate buddy 160 338       Shark and taties fish and chips 161 338       Sook cry baby, wimp 162 338       Bloke man 163 337       Chips deep fried slices of potato but thicker than a french fry 164 337       Scull consume, drink quickly 165 337       Wop-wops situated off the beaten track, out of the way location 166 337       Ute small pick up truck 167 336       Hoon young adult fast driver 168 335       OE Overseas Experience, many students go on their OE after finishing university, see the world 169 335       Nana grandmother, grandma 170 334       Pissed off annoyed, angry, upset 171 334       Chunder vomit, throw up 172 333       Oldies parents 173 333       Pub bar or hotel that serves liquor 174 333       Shout to treat. to buy somthing for someone, as in "lunch is my shout" 175 332       Crib bach 176 331       Hard case amusing, funny person 177 331       Postal code zip code 178 331       Entree appetizer, hors d'oeurve 179 330       Veges Vegetables 180 330       Bungy elastic strap, as in bungy jumping 181 329       Nappy diaper 182 329       Full tit going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit" 183 328       Long drop outdoor toilet, hole in ground 184 328       Pinky little finger 185 328       Sickie to take a day off work or school because you are sick 186 326       Drop your gear take your clothes off, get undressed 187 325       Home and hosed heavy rain 188 325       Lift elevator 189 325       Wally Clown, silly person 190 325       Get the willies overcome with trepidation 191 324       Dole unemployment benefit 192 323       Petrol gasoline, gas 193 322       Sheila slang for woman/female 194 322       Piker someone who gives up easy, slacker 195 320       Cuppa cup of tea, as in cuppa tea 196 319       Flicks movies, picture theatre 197 319       G'day universal kiwi greeting, also spelled gidday 198 319       Wobbly to have a tantrum 199 316       Footie rugby union or league, as in 'going to watch the footie' 200 315       Rattle your dags hurry up, get moving 201 315       Scarce as hens teeth very scarce, rare 202 315       Tights pantyhose 203 315       Chuddy chewing gum 204 314       Main primary dish of a meal 205 314       Quack Medical doctor 206 314       Sunday driver someone who drives very slow 207 314       Chocka full, overflowing 208 313       Kiwifruit brown furry skinned friut, zespri, chinese gooseberry 209 313       Rubbish garbage, trash 210 313       Spud potato 211 313       Creek small stream 212 312       Lurgy flu 213 312       Panel Beater auto repair shop, panel shop 214 312       Sprog child 215 312       Mad as a meat axe very angry or crazy 216 311       Chook chicken 217 310       Steinie bottle od Steinlager, brand lager 218 310       Perve to stare 219 309       Cotton buds Q-tips 220 308       Randy horny, wanting sex 221 308       Gumboots or gummies rubber boots, wellingtons 222 307       Rark up telling somebody off 223 306       Chrissy pressies christmas presents 224 305       Piece-of-piss easy,not hard to do, as in "didnt take me long to do, was a piece of piss" 225 305       Drongo stupid fool, idiot 226 304       Cheers thanks 227 302       Knuckle sandwhich a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth 228 300       Torch flashlight 229 300       Flannel wash cloth, face cloth 230 299       Fizzy drink soda pop 231 296       Motorway freeway 232 294       Plonk cheap liquor, cheap wine 233 294       Lolly Candy 234 293       Snarler sausage 235 292       pudding dessert 236 291       Scarfie university student 237 289       HOOK US UP BRO! Pay for our feed and i will be your mate(eg brother,mate or cousin). 238 118       choice brilliant, awesome, or just really good. 239 113       Arse about face Back to front 240 112       Off like a trailer full of prawns on a summers day I'm leaving 241 110       In the Rick Naked, no clothes on 242 109       yarn a tall tale, or a good story 243 108       Hubby Partner 244 107       as cold as a witches tit pretty cold 245 105       Out of two, I'd give her one She's beautiful 246 104       crash hot excellent 247 103       Maori safety shoes Jandals 248 103       Before your time Well before you were born mate 249 102       The Ware Whare (wari fari) The Warehouse. Where everyone gets a bargain 250 98       Can you spare it man? Is that the best you can do? 251 94       Bugger Nice way of saying "Oh Shit" or worse 252 92       kissed as a piwi that drunk you cant even get your words write. 253 92       cheap skate person who always buys the cheaper product 254 91       Mountain Oysters Lambs Balls-tasty treat 255 91       Rough as guts Unpolished 256 91       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) 257 90       as dry as a woodpeckers fart ready for a beer 258 88       Home and hosed Safe, completed 259 88       kumara referred to a person who makes a mistake or does something stupid 260 88       Loopy tourist/holiday maker from overseas 261 88       On the Rott Getting drunk, drinking alcahol 262 88       sprogs another name for your kids 263 88       A few raspberries short of a punnet Not that bright 264 87       as dry as an Abo's armpit Thirsty 265 87       Cold as a Frog's Tit its cold 266 87       Get off the grass Disbelief, similar to "Your pulling my leg?" 267 87       Slops A kind of drink-mostly referred to beer 268 87       Dag someone who is a hard case, humorous, or funny 269 86       Dont give a fiddlers fart Dont care 270 86       box of fluffy ducks going well, feeling great 271 85       Lift doesnt go to top floor Not the full quid 272 85       Better get some MOTION POTION The car needs some gas 273 84       Off Like a Brides Nighty... I'm leaving 274 84       There and back too see how far it is. An answer to "where are you going" 275 84       too much really good 276 84       Yonks A long time 277 84       She'll be right Everything will be okay, not a problem 278 83       Were you born in a tent? Unfamiliar with the concept of closing a door behind you. 279 83       Dragged through a prickle bush backwards Messed up clothes, especially after a big night on the piss 280 82       Spill Tell all 281 82       crickey dick Expression of suprise 282 81       Hard yakka Hard work 283 81       Knock back a couple of bevvies Have a few drinks; drink a couple of beers 284 81       smoko Afternoon or morning tea 285 81       tight arse person who holds on to their money and doesnt want to spend, pay or shout anybody 286 81       Jack up To organise 287 80       Use you head for more than a hat-peg! Think about it... ie, use your brain! 288 80       Cooked your goose Gone to far - really in trouble 289 79       Going at it like a one legged ass kicker Working hard 290 79       Gurb Food 291 79       Shraps Money made up of coins. 292 79       Gut luggage Food to go 293 78       Knickers in a twist Upset or angry 294 78       Shiting through the eye of a needle The runs 295 78       Back in a tick Will be back soon 296 76       Kickin up a stink To lose your temper 297 74       tickle ya fancy make you laugh 298 74       Guts for garters In big trouble 299 72       She'll be right Everything will be fine 300 72       like pushing shit up hill with a pointy stick getting no where 301 71       1/2 Gallon Jar For beer 302 70       A Crate a container for six Flagons, or 1/2 Gallon jars 303 70       Charge like a wounded bull. Charge an outrageous price. 304 70       Flagon drinking beer out of 305 70       Pea Pie&Pud A pie with pea's and potatoe. 306 70       Good on ya mate! Thanks, nice one. 307 69       hook-ups getting things discount through a mate, or a mate of a mate, or a mate of a mate of a mate 308 68       Thunder Box Outside Toilet 309 64       Guts full of arms and legs Pregnant lady 310 17