The corner shop. Sells milk, pies, lollies, and everything you forgot at the supermarket.
"Ducking to the dairy, want anything?"
"The dairy up the road does mean milkshakes."
Food & Drink · New Zealand slang
Dairy
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Uniquely NZ retail institution.
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