Haere Mai – welcome
"Gap it" - to leave/exit the situation
Piker – someone who backs out of doing something
Back in the day - an undetermined amount of time in the past
Tukka - food
To the days - to a very high level
Fairy bread - sprinkles on white bread
Scroggin: Commonly known as Trail Mix. A collection of nuts and raisins used as a snack on a hike (also very expensive!). “Have you got some scroggin for our hike?”
Dunny - toilet
Durrie - cigarette
Chook - a term of endearement
Crook - To feel sick or unwell. “I felt so crook after all those Pineapple Lumps.”
Hard yakka – hard work
Rapt - very pleased
Whanau - family
Pash - french kiss
Big bickies - a lot of money
Bung - not working anymore
Box of budgies - in a very good mood
Bust a gut - work hard at something
Nigel no mates - someone with no friends
Twink - white out or correction fluid
Ropeable - furious
Drongo - idiot
Dropkick - loser
Dummy - pacifier
Rubber – eraser
Flattie – someone you flat with
Fortnight - once every two weeks
Muppet - idiot
full tit - go very fast
Shit a brick - be extremely angry or shocked
Stoked - happy or enthusiastic
Fully – totally – I was fully impressed
You’re the ant’s pants - you’re awesome
Earbash - to rant or shout
Feral - rough person
Half pie - imperfect or mediocre
Ice block - ice lolly or popsicle
Jack up - organise
Chuffed - very happy with something
Mongrel - rough or ugly person
OE - Overseas experience (gap year)
On to it - smart person
Rark up - confront or provoke
Kai - food
Pissing down - raining a lot
Rough as guts - very run down, unsophisticated
Tinny – a tin foil wrap which contains marijuana
Flash / flash guy - fancy
Gone to the dogs - deteriorated in standard
Hacked off - annoyed
Get off the grass - no way, I don’t believe you
Ka pai - good work
Don’t know them from a bar of soap! - I don’t know them or recognize them
Random - unexpected / strange person
Scarfie - student at the University of Otago
Bugger all - hardly anything
Keen as - really in
The man - a great guy
Cheesy - cringe worthy
Fizzy drink - soda / soft drink
Hokey pokey - honeycomb
Tea - evening meal / dinner
Shout – to treat, to buy something for someone, as in “lunch is my shout”
Skite – to boast, boasting, bragging
Sook / Sookie bubba – cry baby, wimp
Sprog – child
Spud – potato
Wally – clown, silly person
Sick - awesome
Sparkie – electrician
Granny flat - self contained unit out the back
Pong - bad smell
You beauty - you good thing = go you beauty
Serviette - Napkin
Flannel - Face Cloth
Skivvy - high-necked long-sleeved garment
Hottie - hot water bottle
Kindy - kindergarten / crèche
Mozzie - mosquito
Chrissy pressies - Christmas presents
Cuppa – Cup of tea
Bikkie – Biscuit
Avo - avocado
Devo - devastated
Bevvie - beverage
Rellies - relatives
Ambo - Ambulance
Bikie - a motorbike
Arvo - Afternoon
Sammie - sandwich
Brickie - Bricklayer
Sickie - sick day
Sunnies - sunglasses
Veggies - vegetables or vegetarians
Softie - someone who is soft hearted
Bring a plate - bring a dish of choice
Sparrow’s fart – very early in the morning, sunrise
Shoot through – pass through quiCkly
Get the willies - become frightened
Rattle ya dags - hurry up
Home and hosed - reach your target or be successful
Good as gold - perfect
Bugger off - go away
Up the duff - pregnant
New Zealand English