15 New Zealand Slang Words to Sound Like a True Kiwi!
New Zealand, as with most dialects of English, has its own slang. Recent years have seen New Zealand slang change quite a bit, with many slang terms being left out, whilst others have been brought in to replace them.
As someone who is a quarter Kiwi (New Zealander), I often find it odd that people believe that New Zealand has no slang... even if we are one of the most sophisticated languages!
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15. Kiwi - New Zealander
In many English dialects' slang, there are terms for the country. However, very rarely are there terms for the people themselves (with the only other one being "Brit" in British slang!)
To most outsiders, a kiwi is a type of fruit. However, in New Zealand a kiwi is a type of bird native to the reg...