pie adj.2
(N.Z.) good at, expert in.
N.Z. Sl. 56: To be pie at (or on), to be expert or efficient at something, is another phrase of wide use in this country. It has been drived from the Maori pai, good. | ||
Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 83/2: pie good, pie on expert or efficient, good at, from Maori ‘pai’, good, ‘pai ana’, suitable; eg ‘That paint job was pie on, ta muchly.’. | ||
Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. [as cit. 1988]. |