Saturday, October 06, 2007

Learn a kiwi slang a day - Part 4


L
ladies a plate: please bring a dish of food to share
laughing gear: mouth
L&P: fizzy soda water
long drop: outdoor toilet built over hole in ground

M
mate: buddy
metal road: a road with a gravel surface, usually a country road
morning tea: short morning break from work
mountain oysters: lambs testicles
my arse is a red cabbage: expression of confidence

N
nana: grandmother
nappy: diaper
nick away: to leave quickly

O
OE: Overseas Experience
Other Side: Australia

P
pack a sad: become morose
pakeha: non-Maori person
piece-of-piss: easy
pikelet: small pancake often served with jam and whipped cream
piker: slacker
piss: any alcohol
piss around: waste time
piss awful: very unpleasant
piss easy: very easy
piss up large: large scale drinking of alcohol
piss up: party
pissed: drunk
pissed off: angry, upset
pissing down: pouring down
prang: minor car accident
puckeroo: something that is broken
pudding: dessert

Q
quite nice: something you say when you want to be polite but can't really think of anything to say

R
rattle your dags: hurry up
rellies: relatives
root: to have sex
rough as guts: unpolished

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