Category
Phrases & Expressions
Bring a plate An instruction to bring food to share — NOT an empty plate. Foreigners… Bugger all Very little; almost nothing.… Buggered Exhausted; or broken. You can be buggered and your car can be buggered… Can't be bothered Too lazy or unwilling to do something. Variants: can't be stuffed, can… Crook Sick, unwell. 'Feeling a bit crook' is the standard sickie phone call.… Cut a track To leave, head off.… Dodgy Suspicious, unreliable, or of questionable quality — a person, a kebab… Egg on / crack up 'Crack up' = extremely funny, or to laugh hard. 'That's crack up.'… Flash Fancy, upmarket, impressive-looking. 'Nothing flash' is the standard K… Flogged Stolen; or thrashed/beaten badly. Two meanings, both painful for someb… Gap it To leave quickly; to run away.… Gizza 'Give us a' — which means give ME a. Gizza look, gizza go, gizza hand.… Gummon 'C'mon!' with a hard G — protest at a weak excuse or soft effort. Born… Gutted Deeply disappointed, deflated. Also shortened: 'guts to be you'.… Harden up Toughen up, stop complaining. Traditionally paired with 'take some con… Keen Eager, interested, up for it. 'Keen as' is full enthusiasm; 'keen?' is… Knackered Extremely tired. Warning: sounds like 'naked' to Londoners, with predi… Leg it To run, fast, usually away from something.… Mish A mission — any journey or task requiring effort. 'Keen for a mish?'… Nek minnit 'Next minute' — narrating a sudden turn of events. Born from a legenda… Number 8 wire The DIY, fix-anything-with-what's-lying-around mentality. From the fen… O for awesome A legendarily wrong answer from a NZ celebrity spelling segment, now u… Pack a sad To sulk or throw a tantrum; also used when machinery gives up.… Pash To kiss passionately. A 'pash' at the school disco is a rite of passag… Piece of piss Extremely easy. NZ's answer to 'piece of cake', with less cake.… Raxed Stolen, nicked. Also 'rax' — to steal.… She'll be right It'll be fine; no need to worry — the load is secure, probably. The na… Skite To brag or show off. 'Stop skiting.'… Snapped Caught in the act. 'You got snapped.'… Squiz A quick look. 'Have a squiz at this.'… Stink Bad luck, disappointing, or lame. 'Stink one' offers condolences; 'a s… Suss Two opposite jobs in one word: to sort something out (suss it out), or… Ta Thanks. Two letters, job done. More common with the older generation.… Taking the piss Mocking someone, joking around, or not taking something seriously. NOT… tunning flirting… Wag To skip school. 'Wagging' is the activity; detention is the sequel.… Wanna hiding? A threat: do you want a beating? Between mates it's banter; from a str… What a sad guy Commentary on someone doing something uncool or mean-spirited.…