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Drinking & Partying

Bevvy A beverage, specifically an alcoholic one. 'Few quiet bevvies.'… Box of beers A carton/case of beer. The currency of NZ favours - 'I'll owe you a bo… Cab sav Cabernet sauvignon, or just 'the red wine I'm having'. Middle-NZ dinne… Durries Cigarettes.… Goon Cheap cask wine - the silver bladder inside the box. Student fuel. 'Go… Handle A pint-ish glass of beer with a handle, the standard pub pour in much … Jug A pitcher of beer to share around the table. 'Whose shout for the jug?… Munted Broken, wrecked, or extremely drunk. A phone, a fence or a mate can al… Munted at the races A very specific NZ state - drunk and dressed up at the horse races. Cu… On the piss Out drinking, having a big night.… Out of it Wildly drunk or wasted; also, in older usage, something unbelievable.… Piss up A big drinking session or party. 'Massive piss up on Saturday.'… Pissed Drunk. Not angry (that's the American version — a rich source of confu… Rack A slab/case of beer, especially a rack of cans. 'Chuck a rack in the c… RTD Ready-to-drink premixed spirits - the sugary cans of youth. 'On the RT… Scull To down a drink in one go without stopping.… Seshion / sesh A drinking or smoking session. 'Big sesh planned.'… Shout To pay for someone else — your round, their lunch, the whole table.… Steinie A Steinlager - a classic NZ beer. 'Crack a steinie.'… Tui A NZ beer, and by extension the 'Yeah right' billboard humour it made … Wobbly boot The state of being drunk - 'on the wobbly boot'. Old-school and gentle…

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