Munted: When something is really broken or someone is highly intoxicated. As in “That fulla is munted!” Stoked: Pretty happy and chuffed about something.
The kiwi slang term, on the turps was used in its early days by referring to drinking spirits such as rum or gin. It has morphed in modern times to any kind of alcoholic drink, especially beer and wine. This phrase means inebriated and getting drunk from being on the turps or 'turpentine'.
chunder, slang — vomit, from "Watch out under".
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.
The word piss-up refers to a party. As you can tell, 'piss' is pretty diverse in Kiwi slang!
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.
Dairy – the corner shop or milk bar where you can buy bread, milk and lollies for the road.
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.
Durrie: Cigarette. “Hey bro, lend us a durrie!”
Durry, a New Zealand or Australian slang term for cigarette.
Bol - Another word for 'Bro. ' Bro - A term of address toward a male friend. Bugger - Oh, darn.
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.
Chilly bin: Cooler/esky.
'Lolly' is a New Zealand word for confectionary - British people use 'sweet' and Americans 'candy'. Australians also use lolly. It comes from the older British word 'lollipop' which referred to confectionary but came to have a narrower meaning in Britain of a sweet on a stick or an ice block ('ice lolly').
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”).
roo – kangaroo
After all, the kangaroos are Australia's most popular animals.
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'.
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.
Jumper: Sweater/pull over. Bach/crib: Holiday home. Bro: Brother, friend. Chur: Thanks.
The word is always said in jest and it takes a foreign ear to pick it up as it really is part of the New Zealand culture. It means indecision, no or maybe. So in short, yeah means yes and nah means no. If you were talking with someone and you want to avoid conflict, then yeah nah is the perfect phrase.
Noun. (uncountable, colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) Food. (slang, dated) Work that scarcely yields a living wage.
However, although it may not be unusual to share a drink on your special day, it's how they exchanged their vows that's creating a storm. In reply to each of the celebrant's questions the groom responds "yoza", and his bride initially just raises a fist - a common way of greeting each other in the Black Power gang.
What does hota mean since theyre yelling it all the time? It is Maori for press on or continue to advance.