::Simon & Simone:: The Sims Photo Blog

Special features: Wildlife | Tricky Pics | NZ Lingo Quiz | Van For Sale

New Zealand Local Lingo Quiz

Sunday 12th March 2006/SM

It's a rainy Sunday (the first of many, I suspect, as autumn approaches) so we've found a cheap internet cafe in this little coastal town on the Coromandel Peninsula to play around on computers while it rains outside. Over the last few weeks, we've compiled a list of words that have been tickling us since arriving in NZ. Have a go at figuring them out - see if you're suitable Antipodean material!

There are one or two little bugs with the page that I haven't been able to iron out (no time nor motivation!) - you'll see what I mean. Mostly the page works ok though. Any Javascript code solutions gratefully received (Piet?!?).

1. Jandals are: trees common in native NZ rainforests. flipflops (slippers in NL). white jockstraps worn by NZ rugby players.	6. A judder bar is: speedbumps on the road. NZ version of the Aussie (topless)'skimpy' bar. the crash bar on the front of a car.
2. Scarfies are: sexually transmitted diseases. teenage NZ transvestites. NZ students from Dunedin.	7. Wopwops is: ghostly light seen over paddocks, thought to be caused by spontaneously-combusting methane from all those cow farts. a slang collective noun for a group of Italians. the middle of nowhere.
3. Kanga is: slang for Australian money. hip Aussie fashion brand. the most popular name for a labrador dog in Australia.	8. Rubber gumboots are: Wellie boots/rubber laarzen condoms. Any variety. a type of candy.
4. Hokey pokey is: a type of flavoured condom. delicious variety of butterscotch ice cream. NZ slang for a common sex act favoured by US presidents.	9. Flatties are: Flatmates Roadkill. Squashed animals on the road. grandma's flat 'comfortable' shoes.
5. 'Box of birds' is the correct answer to which question: What was that nightclub like on Saturday? Which beer did you buy at the supermarket? How are you?	10. A trundler is: a wheelbarrow/kruiwagen Slang NZ word for an old person. a supermarket shopping trolley.

[ Back Home ]