A
Ads – TV Commercials
Agro – Aggressive
All Blacks – New Zealand national rugby team
Ankle biter – Small child, toddler
ANZAC – Australia New Zealand Army Corps
Aotearoa – Maori name for New Zealand... “Land of the Long White Cloud”
B
Bach – Pronounced 'Batch', Holiday home or beach house
Bar B – Barbeque (also a well out of proportion Doll)
Big smoke – City
Blimin – Alternative swear word, like bloody
Bloke – Man
Bludge – Freeload, sponge
Bog – Toilet
Bogan - A person of working-class background, whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour exemplify values and behaviour considered unrefined or unsophisticated, listens to heavy metal or hard rock music, dresses in black clothing, and enjoys drinking bourban and coke and driving predominantly Ford or Holden cars. (Good People)
Bombs - To make the biggest splash possible into a body of water
Boot – Trunk of the car
Bonnet – Hood of the car
Bro – Friend, brother, pretty much everyone
Bugger all – Not much
Bugger – Disappointed, Sodomy
Bumper – Fender of a car
Bum wees - Diarrhea
Bung – Something broken or not working
B.Y.O. – Bring your own...Booze unless otherwise stated
C
Caravan – Towable mobile home
Cardy – Cardigan, knitted garment that has an open front
Carked it – Died
Cheers – Goodbye, thank you or good luck, said when raising your glass
Chemist – Drug store
Chilly bin –Bin that is chilly, cooler, eskie
Chick – Female
Chip - Potato chip, crisp, french frie
Chocolate fish – Chocolate coated marshmallow fish
Choice – Expression of approval, great achivement
Chook – Chicken
Choc–a–block – Full, overflowing
Chunder - To vomit; throw up.
Chur - Can be used appreciatively (like awesome)
As a greeting or farewell
To show thanks
Can be coupled with a vocative term eg chur bro
Ciggies – Cigarettes
Crayfish – Spiny lobster without the claws
Crickey – Explicitive to express ones surprise or
happiness
Crook – Sick
Cunt - Inanimate object, Horrible person, Vagina
This word (considered horrible in most countries) is used a lot in NZ, Take no offense, It can be endearing (see Good Cunt)
Cuz – Friend, cousin, pretty much everyone
D
Dag – Affectionate insult, an amusing, quirky and likeable person. The matted fecal wool on a sheeps tail.
Dairy - A small corner store, convenience store
Dodgy - Bad. Unreliable. Of Questionable morality or intentions
Dole - Unemployment Benefit,
Dork - A dull, slow-witted, or socially inept person
Dummy - Pacifier
Dunny - Toilet.
Duvet - A type of bedding, similar to a quilt, but generally has a removable cover, Comforter
E
Eh - Pronounced ‘aye’, It is used as a tag/rhetorical question: “That was a choice bomb eh?” (meaning “don’t you agree?”) Also used instead of “pardon?” or “what?”
Entrée - An appetizer or hors d’oeurve.
F
Fanny - Vagina, Front Bum, Hairy lasso
Feijoa - Small green fruit that smells like methyl benzoate,.also called 'pineapple guava'
Fizzy drink - Carbonated beverages, soda pop
Flat mate (flatty) - Room mate (but stay in different rooms)
Fuckwit - Offensive. A stupid or contemptible person (often used as a general term of abuse).
Fully - Totally. I agree.
G
G’day - Greeting word meaing "Good Day".
Gawk - To stare at. To take a look at.
Good Cunt - Top Bloke, Great Guy/Girl
Grog - Alcoholic beverage, more specifically spirits.
Grouse - Fine. Excellent. Often used to express delight
Gruts - Underwear (more commonly briefs)
Gumboots - Waterproof rubber boots, Rain Boots, Wellingtons
Gutted - Un-happy
H
Haka - Traditional Māori war challenge
Hangi - Traditional Maori earth oven
Hard case - An amusing, funny person.
Hard graft - Hard work
Heaps - A lot.
Hongi - Traditional Maori greeting, done by pressing one's nose to another person's nose
I
Ice block - Frozen soda or fruit juice on a stick, Popsicle
J
Jandals - Flip-Flops. Rubber sandals. The word jandal is derived from the words “Japanese Sandal”
Jersey - A sweater, Jumper
Jumper - A sweater, Jersey.
K
Kai - The Maori word for food.
Kai moana – Maori word for sea/lake/river food
Kaka - Shit
Kia Ora – Hello in Maori
Kina – Sea Urchin
Kiwifruit - A brown furry fruit, Chinese Gooseberry
Knackered - Very tired
Kumara – Sweet potato
L
Lemonade - Fizzy, lemon flavoured soda. For example 7Up and Sprite.
Lollies - Candy. Sweets.
Long drop - An outdoor toilet built over a hole in the ground.
Loo - Toilet. Bathroom.
M
Marmite – Popular spread, made from yeast extract
Maori - Indigenous people of New Zealand
Mate - A Friend, buddy, pretty much everyone
Mean – Good
Mish - A task or adventure. Something that is supposedly difficult.
Moko – Traditional Maori tattoo
Mongrel - A cross-breed, a derogatory name
Munter - A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.
N
Nappy - A diaper, (not a brief sleepy)
Netball - Like basketball but shit, predominantly for women
No worries - A phrase of agreement, okay, alright.
O
OE - Overseas Experience. A common rite of passage for many young Kiwis to travel overseas
Oldies - Parents.
On to it - Efficient or intelligent. To understand something.
Op shop – Thrift store, second hand shop
P
P – Crystallised Methamphetamine (Crystal Meth), also known as upside down b
Pakeha - A non-Maori person, European or Caucasian
Pashing – Passionate kissing
Paua - Rainbow Abalone
Pavlova - Famous New Zealand dessert
Perve - To stare with sexual intent, Pervert
Piece of piss - Something easy.
Piker - A person who gives up,leaves or goes to sleep.
Pipi – Edible shellfish, Vagina
Piss - Alcoholic beverages, Urination
Piss up - A party or social gathering. Excessive drinking
Pissed - Drunk. Inebriated.
Pisshead - A heavy drinker. An alcoholic.
Pissing down - Raining heavily.
Plonk - Alcohol
R
Randy - Horny
Root - To have sex.
Rough as guts - Not a high standard
Rubbish - Garbage.
S
Sup - What’s up?
Scarfie - A university student
Scroggin - Trail mix. A mixture of dried fruits, seeds, chocolate and nuts
Scull - To consume a drink quickly
Sheila - A woman
Singlet – Sleeveless under shirt, Tank top, Wife beater
Spew - To throw up; vomit
Sprog - A child
Stubbies - Short shorts
Sweet-as - ,Choice, Cool. Awesome. Can also be used as agreement
T
Ta – Thanks
Tata – Goodbye
Takeaways – Fastfood
Togs – Swim suit
Tiki tour – Scenic route
Tinny – Aluminium foil wrap which contains marijuana
Tu meke – Too much, Very good
U
Ute - Utility, pickup truck
V
Vegemite – Australia's Marmite
Vivid – Permanent marker
W
Waka – Vehicle, Maori for Canoe, NZ's finest beer
Wops – Rural area
Whanau – Family
Whare - House
Wobbly – Tantrum
Y
Yardy - A yard of Ale, Compulsary to consume on your 21st birthday
Yarn - A story or tale (not always the truth)
Yeah Nah - A nice way of saying no