Here's another one for the list:
Wheelie bin -- outside trash container used for weekly pickups
A number of terms on the list above (which is fabulous!) are also common in the US (like "take a hike", "pissed off", etc). Are the terms perhaps ones that are not used in the UK? If so, it makes me wonder if there are terms common to the UK and NZ that might be unknown to Americans....
I would love to see a list of American slang terms that aren't known by most Kiwis. I've run into blank stares or laughter a few times, but I often have no idea what I said wrong....
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