Well, we have been in WA for just on 2 years but we still get some strange looks when we say certain things; like, 'fush and chups' (fish and chips), 'cuds' (children), 'tin' (number after nine), 'lust' (something you write before going shopping) and 'pigs' (found on a clothes line). We thought we might give a bit of an insight to our language and hope that it will help our friends in our adopted country to understand us.
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Anklebiter - toddler, small child
Aotearoa - Maori name for New Zealand meaning land of the long white cloud
Bach - holiday home
Barrier arm - boom gate
Bit of dag - hard case, comedian, person with character
Bitser - mongrel dog
Boy-racer - name given to a young man who drives a fast car with a loud stereo (hoon)
Bro - mate
Bugger - damn!
Bungy - kiwi slang for elastic strap, as in Bungy Jumping
Cheerio - goodbye
Cheerio - name for a cocktail sausage
Chocka - full, overflowing
Chook - chicken
Chick - slang word for woman/female
Chips - deep fried slices of potato but much thicker than a french fry
Chippy - builder, carpenter
Chuddy - chewing gum
Chunder - vomit, throw up
Cockie - farmer
Crib - bach,
Cuz - cousin, family
Drongo - stupid fool, idiot
Duvet - quilt, doona
Fizzy drink - soda pop
Flannel - wash cloth, face cloth
Flat - apartment, name for rental accommodation that is shared
Full tit - going very fast, using all your power, as in "he was running full tit"
Get the willies - overcome with trepidation
Going bush - take a break, become reclusive
Haka - War dance that scares even the mightiest of foes
Handle - pint of beer
Happy as larry - very happy
Hottie - hot water bottle
Jandal - thongs, sandals, flip-flops
Judder bar - speed bump
Jumper - sweater, jersey
Kia Ora - hello
Knuckle sandwich - a fist in the teeth, punch in the mouth
Laughing gear - mouth, as in wrap your laughing gear around this,
L&P - Fizzy soda water
Lurgy - flu
Mad as a meat axe - very angry or crazy
Naff off - go away, get lost, leave me alone
North Cape to the Bluff - from one end of New Zealand to the other
Open slather - a free-for-all
Pack a sad - bad mood, morose, ill-humoured, broken , as in "she packed a sad"
Pakeha - non-Maori person
Piker - someone who gives up easy, slacker
Plonk - cheap liquor, cheap wine
Rark up - telling somebody off
Rattle your dags - hurry up, get moving
Scarfie - university student
Scull - consume, drink quickly
Shandy - drink made with lemonade and beer
Shark and taties - fish and chips
Shit a brick - exclamation of surprise or annoyance
Sprog - child
Squiz - take a quick look
Steinie - bottle of Steinlager, brand lager
Sunday driver - someone who drives very slow
Tiki tour - scenic tour, take the long route
Togs - swimsuit, bathing costume