Everyday Life · New Zealand slang

Flat

A shared rental house, and the people in it. 'Going flatting' is a Kiwi rite of passage.

"My flat's having a party Saturday."

"Four of us went flatting in Dunedin."

by Bren · reader submitted

Origin & notes

Rarely means an apartment in NZ usage.

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