Oct 01 2008
Introducing the Kiwi Speak Glossary for Americans
Hi, I thought it would be fun to start a glossary for Americans on kiwi speak, to promote understanding. Yes sometimes the response to a brilliant cross cultural statement might be, "I beg your pardon?" This is accompanied by a blank look, eyes kind of glazed……the non comprehende, non stoned glaze. So here we go………I think if we stick to one word per post it might catalogue better. Maybe a plugin will collate it all.
Try this one Graham:
‘rattle your daggs’ meaning ‘hurry up’.
reference to woolly sheep with poo stuck to their bum, which when it dries goes hard. Then when you chase them, their daggs (hard poo) rattle!
“Dags”. Your a ‘dag’ mate. Good writing and keep those thoughts flowing into this site. Great!!