Sunday, June 11, 2006

Kiwi slang

Below are some words that are commonly used by kiwis. If you have any more to add, please email me or add to the comments column.

G'd day mate - How are you?
Kia Ora - Welcome
Reckon - think so (I reckon that he is up to no good)
Bloody - very (eg he is bloody good)
Awesome - Very good
cool - good /nice
No worries - never mind / it's Ok
tea - dinner
bring a plate - potluck
kumara - sweet potato
mate /buddy - good friends (peng you)
haka - a war dance performed by the NZ ugby team
all blacks - NZ rugby team
tall blacks - NZ basketball team
black caps - NZ cricket team
silver ferns - NZ netball team
fly buys - a kind of reward system where consumers get rewarded with points when they purchase goods
good on ya - well done

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