Kiwi Slang – Commonly used words in New Zealand:
| Aussie | Australian | jack up | to arrange something |
| across the ditch | Australia | kai | food (from the Maori word for eating) |
| biscuit | cookie | Kiwi | New Zealander |
| bloke | man | kiwi | NZ flightless native bird |
| brassed off | disappointed, annoyed | kiwi/kiwifruit | chinese gooseberry |
| chippie | potato chip | “ladies, a plate” | please bring a dish of food to share |
| chocka | full | long drop | outdoor toilet built over a hole in ground |
| cocky, cow-cocky | dairy farmer | mate | buddy, close friend |
| chook | chicken | metal road | a gravel road surface |
| college | high school | milo | hot chocolate drink |
| corker! | great! | motorway | freeway |
| crib | small holiday home in Southland | Nana | grandmother |
| crook | sick, poorly | nappy | diaper |
| dairy | mini supermarket / convenience store | OE | [acronym] Overseas Experience |
| dole | unemployment benefit | Oz | Australia |
| dreaded lurgy | cold or flu | pakeha | non-Maori person |
| ding | minor accident, car damage | pav | pavlova, NZ iconic dessert |
| gander | take a look | pudding | dessert |
| Godzone | New Zealand | pushing up daisies | dead/buried |
| flat stick, flat tack | as fast as possible | rough as guts | unpolished |
| flog | steal | shark and taties | fish and chips |
| fortnight | two consecutive weeks | she'll be right | everything will be ok |
| half pie | half heartedly, poorly performed | smoko | break, rest period |
| hangi | traditional Maori earth oven | suss | figure something out |
| hard case | joker, comedian, witty person | ute | utility vehicle, small pickup truck |
| hard yakka | hard work | whinge | complain |
| heaps | a lot | wobbly | throw a tantrum |
| hooray | goodbye | wop wops | isolated area of land |
| hottie | hot water bottle |
