Egg-cellent
A groan-worthy pun on 'excellent', beloved because 'egg' is already NZ slang. Deploy with a grin.
"Passed my test!" "Egg-cellent."
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Eh
The famous sentence-ending particle: seeks agreement, expresses surprise, or fills space. Pronounced 'ay'. The tidy, economical spelling — two letters doing the work of an entire question.
"Hot today, eh?"
Faaa
Elastic exclamation of surprise, joy or despair. The longer the 'faaa', the bigger the feeling. Short for 'far out' (probably).
"Bro my phone battery died so my alarm didn't work and now I'm late for my date faaaaaaaa"
Fair suck of the sav
An objection at unfairness - 'give me a fair go'. Sav = saveloy sausage.
"Fair suck of the sav, that's not on!"
Far out brussel sprout
A playful, extended 'far out' - surprise dialled up with a bit of nonsense. Older but beloved.
"Far out brussel sprout, look at that queue."
Feijoa
The green egg-shaped fruit that floods NZ backyards in autumn - you either love it or you're wrong. Free by the bagful.
"The feijoas are dropping, come grab a bag."
Fend
A rugby stiff-arm to push off a tackler - and, figuratively, brushing someone off.
"Massive fend to score that try."
Fish n chip Friday
The sacred NZ tradition of takeaway fish and chips to end the week. Eaten off the paper.
"It's fish n chip Friday, whose shout?"
Fizzy drink
Any carbonated soft drink.
"Grab a fizzy from the chilly bin."
Flash
Fancy, upmarket, impressive-looking. 'Nothing flash' is the standard Kiwi humble-brag.
"They've got a flash new house in Ponsonby."
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."
Flat out
Extremely busy, or at top speed. 'Flat out like a lizard drinking.'
"Flat out at work this week."
Flogged
Stolen; or thrashed/beaten badly. Two meanings, both painful for somebody.
"My bike got flogged from outside the dairy."
Fluffy
A frothy milk drink for kids - steamed milk foam, sometimes with a marshmallow. Cafe rite of passage.
"Can I get a fluffy for the little fulla?"
Full noise
At maximum - full speed, full volume, full effort. 'Going full noise.'
"The party was full noise by midnight."
Fulla
A bloke, a guy. Phonetic spelling of 'fella'. Often 'that fulla' when pointing someone out.
"Who's that fulla by the barbecue?"
Gap it
To leave quickly; to run away.
"Cops showed up so everyone gapped it."
Gassed
Exhausted, out of energy - 'totally gassed'. Sports and general.
"Gassed after the second half."
GC
Short for 'good c***' — printable initials for the highest character reference NZ offers. A genuinely nice, sound person.
"You'd like him, he's a GC."
Get amongst it
An enthusiastic call to join in - a party, a project, a plate of food. Pure encouragement.
"Free sausages, get amongst it!"