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New Zealand

Native Slang

New Zealanders speak English, but it helps to have a translator when it comes to some of their slang words. The examples below will help you talk like a true Kiwi.


New Zealander
Kiwi
     

toilet
dunny
     

fish and chips
greasies
     

ice pop
ice block
     

candy
lolly
     

flip-flops
jandals
     

thanks
ta
     

hello
g'day
     

sausage
snarler
     

relatives
rellies
     

sunglasses
sunnies
     

parents
oldies
     


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