Aotearoa (n.) land of the long white cloud, borrowed Māori word for New Zealand
arvo (n.) afternoon
bach (n.) pronounced "batch"--a holiday home
biscuit (n.) a cookie
bonnet (n.) the hood of a car
bright as a button (id.) wide awake
bum bag (n.) fanny pack
cackhanded (adj.) left-handed
candy floss (n.) cotton candy
capsicum (n.) bell pepper
chemist (n.) pharmacy
chilly bin (n.) a cooler
choice (adj. or interj.) excellent
chuddy (n.) chewing gum
coriander (n.) cilantro
courgette (n.) zucchini, from French
covering letter (n.) a cover letter
crisps (n.) potato chips
cuppa (n.) a cup of coffee or tea, as in, "I like to have a slice with my cuppa."
dag (n.) a joker, a comedian
dairy (n.) a convenience store
dave (id.) what you call someone when they're being a dick (sorry to all the Daves out there)
dear (adj.) expensive
drop your gear (id.) to take your clothes off
entrée (n.) appetizer (Well that's confusing.)
flannel (n.) a washcloth
full tit (adv?) really fast
get a feed (v.) to get something to eat, considered lower class slang
get off the grass! (interj.) no way!
get your beans (id.) to get what's coming to you.
good on ya (id.) good for you
greenie (n.) a conservationist, similar to hippie; crunchy person
gummies (n.) rain boots
guts for garters (id.) in big trouble
half pie (adj.) done poorly; half-assed
hoodackie (n.) doohickey; thingamabob
home and hosed (id.) in the clear; completed successfully
hottie (n.) hot water bottle (Not to be confused with a tall drink of water.)
hundreds and thousands (n.) those tiny rainbow ball sprinkles
hungus (adj.) starving; insatiable to the point of being selfish
ice block (n.) popsicle; ice pop
jack up (v.) to come up with; organize, like "I'll see what I can do"
JAFFA (n.) acronym: just another fuck from Auckland
jam (n.) jelly
jelly (n.) Jello
jumper (n.) a sweater (Now that I have them side by side, I'm realizing how much less cute sweater sounds by comparison.)
kai (n.) food, from Māori
kia ora (id.) hello, welcome, thanks, from Māori (pronounced like one word, sounds like kiora)
Kiwi (adj.) relating to New Zealand; (n.) - a person from New Zealand; also a local species of bird
kiwifruit (n.) a kiwi, as in the fruit
knackered (adj.) tired; exhausted
lemonade (n.) clear soda
loo (n.) bathroom; restroom
mare (n.) short for nightmare
mish (n.) short for mission; ordeal
money for jam (id.) easy money
murder house (n.) the dentist (So dramatic! Do New Zealanders get a lot of root canals? I wonder.)
netball (n.) a sport that looks like basketball (kind of) but where the rules are totally different, mostly played by women, and you're not allowed to dribble
no exit (n.) a dead end
op shop (n.) short for "opportunity shop"--a thrift shop
pack a sad (v.) to get really moody
plaster (n.) a bandaid
Pom (n.) a British person--originally comes from Australia in reference to the penal colony there. Stands for "Prisoner of her Majesty"
pram (n.) a baby carriage
pong (v.) to stink
prang (n.) a minor accident
puckerood (adj.) broken, from Māori pakaru
pudding (n.) dessert
quite nice (id.) a way of describing something that is just ok without being rude
rapt (v.) to be very pleased
rellie (n.) a relative
rev up (v.) to tell someone off
ropeable (adj.) very angry
rubber (n.) an eraser or a condom.
shake hands with the unemployed (id.) to urinate, expression used by a man who isn't having much sex (This is amazing.)
shakey shake (n.) an earthquake
she'll be right (id.) everything will be fine
shot, bro! (id.) cool, man!
skull (v.) to drink a glass of beer all at once; to chug
slice (n.) a dense dessert, sometimes baked, cut into bars or triangles
souvenir (v.) to steal; to take without permission
sprog (n.) a child
stroppy (adj.) in a bad mood
sultanas (n.) yellow raisins
sunnies (n.) sunglasses
suss (v.) to figure out; (adj.) suspicious
sweet-as (interj.) cool or awesome! (you can add "as" to just about any adjective: cheap-as, cool-as, boring-as, etc.)
take the mickey (v.) to make fun of someone
take the piss out of someone (v.) to tease someone
tea (n.) both a drink and the evening meal
tiki tour (n.) the scenic route; the long way around
togs (n.) swimsuit
torch (n.) flashlight (We've come a long way from the original torch, but the name is still the same. I can appreciate that.)
tramping (n.) an extensive hike lasting multiple days (I think it really captures the heaviness of the backpacks.)
travelator (n.) a moving sidewalk, like at the airport
twink (n.) whiteout; liquid paper
two sammies short of a picnic (id.) used to describe someone who isn't very smart i.e. not the brightest crayon in the box/sharpest tool in the shed
valet (n.) a person who cleans cars (not parks them!)
vest (n.) undershirt
wahine (n.) woman; wife, borrowed from Māori
waka (n.) canoe, from Māori.
walkshorts (n.) formal shorts for men. Sounds like an oxymoron to me!
wellies (n.) rain boots
whanau (n.) family, from Māori
where do you get your crust? (id.) where do you work?
whinge (v.) to complain
wop-wops (n.) the middle of nowhere
you're an egg (id.) as far as I understand it, a way of calling someone an idiot
zed (n.) the letter z
arvo (n.) afternoon
bach (n.) pronounced "batch"--a holiday home
biscuit (n.) a cookie
bonnet (n.) the hood of a car
bright as a button (id.) wide awake
bum bag (n.) fanny pack
cackhanded (adj.) left-handed
candy floss (n.) cotton candy
capsicum (n.) bell pepper
chemist (n.) pharmacy
chilly bin (n.) a cooler
choice (adj. or interj.) excellent
chuddy (n.) chewing gum
coriander (n.) cilantro
courgette (n.) zucchini, from French
covering letter (n.) a cover letter
crisps (n.) potato chips
cuppa (n.) a cup of coffee or tea, as in, "I like to have a slice with my cuppa."
dag (n.) a joker, a comedian
dairy (n.) a convenience store
dave (id.) what you call someone when they're being a dick (sorry to all the Daves out there)
dear (adj.) expensive
drop your gear (id.) to take your clothes off
entrée (n.) appetizer (Well that's confusing.)
flannel (n.) a washcloth
full tit (adv?) really fast
get a feed (v.) to get something to eat, considered lower class slang
get off the grass! (interj.) no way!
get your beans (id.) to get what's coming to you.
good on ya (id.) good for you
greenie (n.) a conservationist, similar to hippie; crunchy person
gummies (n.) rain boots
guts for garters (id.) in big trouble
half pie (adj.) done poorly; half-assed
hoodackie (n.) doohickey; thingamabob
home and hosed (id.) in the clear; completed successfully
hottie (n.) hot water bottle (Not to be confused with a tall drink of water.)
hundreds and thousands (n.) those tiny rainbow ball sprinkles
hungus (adj.) starving; insatiable to the point of being selfish
ice block (n.) popsicle; ice pop
jack up (v.) to come up with; organize, like "I'll see what I can do"
JAFFA (n.) acronym: just another fuck from Auckland
jam (n.) jelly
jelly (n.) Jello
jumper (n.) a sweater (Now that I have them side by side, I'm realizing how much less cute sweater sounds by comparison.)
kai (n.) food, from Māori
kia ora (id.) hello, welcome, thanks, from Māori (pronounced like one word, sounds like kiora)
Kiwi (adj.) relating to New Zealand; (n.) - a person from New Zealand; also a local species of bird
kiwifruit (n.) a kiwi, as in the fruit
knackered (adj.) tired; exhausted
lemonade (n.) clear soda
loo (n.) bathroom; restroom
mare (n.) short for nightmare
mish (n.) short for mission; ordeal
money for jam (id.) easy money
murder house (n.) the dentist (So dramatic! Do New Zealanders get a lot of root canals? I wonder.)
netball (n.) a sport that looks like basketball (kind of) but where the rules are totally different, mostly played by women, and you're not allowed to dribble
no exit (n.) a dead end
op shop (n.) short for "opportunity shop"--a thrift shop
pack a sad (v.) to get really moody
plaster (n.) a bandaid
Pom (n.) a British person--originally comes from Australia in reference to the penal colony there. Stands for "Prisoner of her Majesty"
pram (n.) a baby carriage
pong (v.) to stink
prang (n.) a minor accident
puckerood (adj.) broken, from Māori pakaru
pudding (n.) dessert
quite nice (id.) a way of describing something that is just ok without being rude
rapt (v.) to be very pleased
rellie (n.) a relative
rev up (v.) to tell someone off
ropeable (adj.) very angry
rubber (n.) an eraser or a condom.
shake hands with the unemployed (id.) to urinate, expression used by a man who isn't having much sex (This is amazing.)
shakey shake (n.) an earthquake
she'll be right (id.) everything will be fine
shot, bro! (id.) cool, man!
skull (v.) to drink a glass of beer all at once; to chug
slice (n.) a dense dessert, sometimes baked, cut into bars or triangles
souvenir (v.) to steal; to take without permission
sprog (n.) a child
stroppy (adj.) in a bad mood
sultanas (n.) yellow raisins
sunnies (n.) sunglasses
suss (v.) to figure out; (adj.) suspicious
sweet-as (interj.) cool or awesome! (you can add "as" to just about any adjective: cheap-as, cool-as, boring-as, etc.)
take the mickey (v.) to make fun of someone
take the piss out of someone (v.) to tease someone
tea (n.) both a drink and the evening meal
tiki tour (n.) the scenic route; the long way around
togs (n.) swimsuit
torch (n.) flashlight (We've come a long way from the original torch, but the name is still the same. I can appreciate that.)
tramping (n.) an extensive hike lasting multiple days (I think it really captures the heaviness of the backpacks.)
travelator (n.) a moving sidewalk, like at the airport
twink (n.) whiteout; liquid paper
two sammies short of a picnic (id.) used to describe someone who isn't very smart i.e. not the brightest crayon in the box/sharpest tool in the shed
valet (n.) a person who cleans cars (not parks them!)
vest (n.) undershirt
wahine (n.) woman; wife, borrowed from Māori
waka (n.) canoe, from Māori.
walkshorts (n.) formal shorts for men. Sounds like an oxymoron to me!
wellies (n.) rain boots
whanau (n.) family, from Māori
where do you get your crust? (id.) where do you work?
whinge (v.) to complain
wop-wops (n.) the middle of nowhere
you're an egg (id.) as far as I understand it, a way of calling someone an idiot
zed (n.) the letter z