Kiwi on the loose: Introducing the Kiwi Speak Glossary for Americans

Oct 01 2008

Introducing the Kiwi Speak Glossary for Americans

Published by KiwiVagabond at 6:56 pm under A Glossary of Kiwi terms for The Non Kiwi

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.

3 Responses to “Introducing the Kiwi Speak Glossary for Americans”

# Craig on 03 Oct 2008 at 6:30 pm

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!
# John on 29 Oct 2008 at 2:27 am

“Dags”. Your a ‘dag’ mate. Good writing and keep those thoughts flowing into this site. Great!!
# crysta on 15 May 2011 at 4:00 pm

yeh nah, means yes i agree with you it is not rite