Sad prick
A pitiable or contemptible person - affectionate or cutting by tone.
"Poor sad prick got dumped again."
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Sad sack
A miserable or hopeless sort. 'Don't be a sad sack.'
"He's been a sad sack since the breakup."
Sammie
A sandwich. Also 'sammy' or 'sanga'.
"Grab us a sammie from the dairy."
Sammies for lunch
The eternal NZ school lunch - sandwiches, forever.
"Sammies for lunch again, Mum."
Sausage roll
Pastry-wrapped sausage meat - the other bakery hero beside the pie. Sauce non-negotiable.
"Pie or sausage roll?" "Both."
Scarfie
A University of Otago student, named for the scarves worn against the Dunedin cold. Connotes flatting chaos and cheap beer.
"The scarfies flooded Castle Street again."
Scull
To down a drink in one go without stopping.
"He sculled the whole bottle of fizzy."
Seagull
Someone who hovers around scavenging your food — like the bird, but in human form.
"Watch your chips, here comes the seagull."
Section
A residential plot of land. 'Bought a section to build on.'
"Big section, room for a veggie patch."
Seshion / sesh
A drinking or smoking session. 'Big sesh planned.'
"Keen for a sesh this arvo?"
She'll be right
It'll be fine; no need to worry — the load is secure, probably. The national philosophy of optimistic negligence.
"Is that trailer tied down properly?" "She'll be right."
She's a hard road
Life's tough, or this task is - said with rueful acceptance. 'She's a hard road finding the perfect woman' (Fred Dagg).
"She's a hard road, this reno."
Shot
Thanks, nice one, or well done — all in one syllable.
"Grabbed you a pie." "Oh shot!"
Shout
To pay for someone else — your round, their lunch, the whole table.
"Don't worry, I'll shout you."
Sick
Awesome, impressive. Standard youth praise, fully naturalised in NZ.
"That's a sick setup."
Sickie
A day off work while allegedly sick. 'Chucking a sickie' when you're fine is the national pastime.
"Chucked a sickie for the cricket."
Sin bin
Ten minutes off the field for a foul - and, jokingly, any time-out for bad behaviour.
"Yellow card, off to the sin bin."
Singlet
A sleeveless top. Called a vest in the UK, which causes chaos.
"Just wearing a singlet, it's hot as."
Skite
To brag or show off. 'Stop skiting.'
"He's been skiting about his new job all week."
Skux
Someone smooth, stylish, and suspiciously successful with the opposite sex. A 'skux dude'.
"New haircut, new shoes — look at this skux."