Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Aus./N.Z.) a general term of abuse.

[1938		Press (Canterbury) 2 Apr. 18: Slang words of Maori origin [...] ‘goory’ a dog (kuri)].
1965		P.J. Wilson Outcasts 37: Where is that Jimmy? Dog of a child. Kuri. Feed me, woman, I’m done for.
1970		Listener (NZ) 12 Oct. 13: ‘Are you going to marry her?’ I said. ‘Why should I? Let go of me, you goorie,’ he said [DNZE].
1975		F.A. Cleary Pocketful of Years 23: You kuris better tell your mates that any more rowdiness in this cove we bottle you all up with no escape.
1988		McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl. 52/2: goory Pakeha corruption of ‘kuri’, Maori for dog, usually used as abusive term for a person, or a dog; eg ‘Get that goory off my property quick smart, or I call the cops.’.
2003		McGill Reed Dict. of N.Z. Sl. goori A dog.
2019		C. Hammer Silver [ebook] The local Gooris, doing it tough like they’ve always done it tough.