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Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 32: Do your bun or do your scone: is to blow your fuse. This is a temper tantrum but is less general and more directional than to throw a wobbly. One does one’s bun at someone.at do one’s bun (v.) under bun, n.3
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 32: Do your bun or do your scone: is to blow your fuse. This is a temper tantrum but is less general and more directional than to throw a wobbly. One does one’s bun at someone. Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 25: chopper [...] Slang term for Malaysians, used on some University campuses.at chopper, n.3
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 44: (to) get down on: does not mean ‘to go down on’, although there are similarities. ‘I’m getting down on that tin of biscuits at the rate of knots.’ I’m eating that jar of cookies very quickly.at get down on, v.2
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 36: easies: Girdle; foundation garments.at easies, n.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 36: English Sunbathing. The risky and risque exposure of one’s ankles (possibly even the whole leg below the knee) to the rays of the sun while ensuring the rest of one’s body is swathed in thick layers of woollen clothing.at English sunbathing (n.) under English, adj.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 40: ‘Old Sam is as fit as a trout, he walked five miles yesterday just to sink a few with me.’ Old Sam is in good shape.at fit as a trout (adj.) under fit, adj.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 27: come a greaser: (A) Have bad luck (of any kind) (B) To fall off as from a bike, skis, etc.at greaser, n.1
Kiwi-Yankee Dict.at Kiwi grace (n.) under Kiwi, adj.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 61: lux: (A) to vacuum one’s carpet (B) a vacuum cleaner. This, like hoover, is a corruption of a brand name. In this case, Electrolux, which appears to be the most widely used vacuum cleaner in New Zealand.at lux, v.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 62: M?ori holiday: Like other socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, the M?ori is the butt of a number of jokes... A M?ori holiday is the day after payday.at M?ori holiday (n.) under M?ori, adj.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 68: murder house: At most large schools, and for each collection of small ones, there is a small prefabricated building set slightly apart... The children..consider a visit to the school dental clinic an unpleasant necessity, at best. Hence the name.at murder house (n.) under murder, n.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict.at piss in the hand (n.) under piss, n.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 79: poozling: Going through abandoned houses scheduled for demolition and removing the (usually antique) fittings that strike your fancy. Until recently this was a socially acceptable practice (although not strictly legal), however, as demolition contractors catch on to the value of these fittings legal and moral pressure is exerted to discourage the practice.at poozle, v.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 114: (a) wooden aspro: Prison argot for a clout on the head with a truncheon.at wooden aspro (n.) under wooden, adj.
Kiwi-Yankee Dict. 🌐 all flossied up all tarted up. A nicer way of putting it.at flossy (up), v.
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