Humble Beginnings of the Beer Can Koozie (stubby holder) Like so many great inventions, the koozie—or stubby holder, as it's often called in Australia and New Zealand—had a humble beginning.
'Gumboots' And 'Jandals'
Both are colloquial, loveable Kiwi icons. The Gumboot is not some type of gummy candy, it's simply your wellies or Wellington Boots to use the proper term. A Jandal is your equivalent of a flip-flop or thong (ask the Aussie's for their answer on thongs!).
Jumper: Sweater/pull over. Bach/crib: Holiday home. Bro: Brother, friend. Chur: Thanks.
Jandals: The Aussies call these thongs, which are underwear in NZ. Vivid: Nuh-uh, it's a permanent marker. Weed-eater: Of all things, they call this a whipper snipper.
Bogan (/ˈboʊɡən/ BOHG-ən) is Australian and New Zealand slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are considered unrefined or unsophisticated. Depending on the context, the term can be pejorative or self-deprecating.
McDonald's Restaurants (New Zealand) Limited (also using the trading name "Macca's") is the New Zealand subsidiary of the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's.
A framework, as a grill or a spit, or a fireplace for cooking meat or vegetables over an open fire. The crown jewel of any Kiwi backyard in the summertime, the barbie is the Cooker of Food and the Epicentre of Banter.
Chilly bin: Cooler/esky.
Togs. Togs is the Kiwi word for swimmers or swimsuit. When heading to the beach in summer, togs and jandals (flip flops) are essential items.
Swim briefs are also referred to as competition briefs, swimming trunks, bathers, togs, racer bathers, posing briefs, racing briefs, and colloquially in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom as budgie smugglers.
Dairy – the corner shop or milk bar where you can buy bread, milk and lollies for the road.
Kiwis also have frankfurters (pork and beef), but are never called hot dogs. And then, to honor the English roots, there are bangers – basically the same thing as sausage, and will generally be made from pork.
Chilly bin
The Kiwi version of an esky or cooler. A chilly bin needs some ice.
Is the same as Hiking in New Zealand. It's a pretty amazing thing to do in this part of the world and it's what sets us apart from many others.
Bro – ah, an absolute Kiwi staple. Bro is short for brother and is used to describe your best mates (as well as your actual brother). Probably one of the most used Kiwi slang terms and one of our favourites.
Here in New Zealand, a biscuit is a cookie.
/ (ˈpɑːkɪˌhɑː) / noun. (in New Zealand) a person who is not of Māori ancestry, esp a White person.
This vowel is famously expressed in the different way New Zealanders and Australians pronounce 'fish and chips' – a fast-food dish common in both countries. It is commonly claimed that New Zealanders say 'fush and chups' and Australians say 'feesh and cheeps'.
One example is the phrase “cuppa”, meaning cup of tea or coffee; but the Kiwi's unique dialect brings about a colourful and diverse encyclopedia of slang, a lot of which is used in everyday conversation.
In countries such as the United Kingdom, India, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, the term tomato sauce is used to describe a condiment similar to what Americans call tomato ketchup.
Stubbie – Beer
In Australian slang, they tend to refer to beers as “cold ones”, however, the alternative is the Kiwi slang term stubbie. That's right, not only does New Zealand use the term, but also their close neighbors too! This latter fact is mostly due to Australian and Kiwi immigration in one another's country.
Residents of Victoria and South Australia call the large sized beer a “pint,” while in all other states it's called a “schooner” (pronounced “skooner”).
Tea is the name for the evening meal on the nights you are not having a dinner party or going out for dinner. So cooking tea means preparing the evening meal.
roo – kangaroo
After all, the kangaroos are Australia's most popular animals.