Kiwi slang

[selchie]

Are you going to tell us, Kiaora?

[kiaora!!]

Sorry..
Haven't come back to read any replies hehe

Well stink means the same as bad..

I feel stink = I feel bad

[MonkeyControl]

A new one on me was to describe something as having 'Turned to Custard', which seems to mean the same as 'Gone Pear-Shaped', as in broken, bent or gone belly-up. I did chuckle the first few times I heard that one.

[1happywoman]

The first time my partner said he was "stuffed" one evening after a long day at work, I asked him why he ate so much after working so hard. I didn't know "stuffed" meant tired, not overly full from eating.

[Cliff]

Originally Posted by hmmmnz

ive got a few :D

rugrat = small child
wee 'un = small child (funnily enough, its very similar to the glasgow's ween for child)
the naki = taranaki (new plymouth area)
rotovegas - rotorua
the tron = hamilton
raups = taupo
pants = trousers (not underwear)
undies = underwear
sarny = sandwich
jandles = thongs, flip flops, cheap rubber foot wear
singlet = vest ( a kiwi specialty, preferably in black)
barter bullets = a pair of sneakers with Velcro straps in place of laces
stubbies = a pair of very short shorts with a single pocket on the front..( to be worn with a singlet and jandles)
huck or huckmole = very ugly or unattractive woman
godzone/ gods own = something from new zealand
varsity = university (also the same in the uk)
chilly bin = polystyrene cooler box
lollies = sweets
ice block = ice lollie, frozen juice on a stick :D

thats all i can think of now, i won't include all the swearing :D

Singlet is also a t-shirt Also you will often hear UNI for university.

One side comment about this thread is these are things you will her on a daily basis or conversation.

[uniflyboy]

In Australia we grin about the Kiwi who orders in the take-away "SEX pieces of Fesh and Cheps"
Cheers
Mike

[Welshgirl]

It's funny you know, cos when we lived in the UK, we never realised there was any difference between the Oz & Kiwi accent - they were both the same to us! It's only now we've been here a while, that we've realised they are actually quite different - and that there's even regional Kiwi accents!

I still find it funny that an Ozzie finds a Kiwi accent amusing

[SNataliaH]

A lot of those words are used in other countries. Almost all in Australia, some in the UK, some elsewhere.....

Originally Posted by Glenda

Having spent a lot of time gardening recently, that is one word that just keeps slipping out.

Have no idea what Kiwis call roots, if not 'roots'.

Roots are still roots.

That's where the slang came from - think of how a root in a garden works and you can see why the term is used to mean something else.

It's one thing to talk about roots when you're gardening. But to say you are 'having a root' is another thing entirely.

[1happywoman]

My partner went to visit an old friend, who happens to be female. He sent me a text message that said he was "in bed with a hottie" but would have preferred it be me instead. Well, here in the US, a "hottie" is a very sexy woman. Needless to say, I was a tad upset. I thought this was going to be the end of our relationship, then and there. Then I thought, maybe I should look and see if this means something else.

Yep, I was being compared to a hot water bottle!

[selchie]

Ah yes, quality companionship = body heat!