Our Kiwi friend Kieran likes to teach us new Kiwi phrases. Half the time, we don't exactly know what he is talking about, but he is gladly willing to teach us new words that help us blend in with the other New Zealanders.
1. Stubby-(n) a beer. Or a pair of shorts.
Ex: Kieran likes to drink stubbies in his stubbies.
2. Buggey smugglers- (n) tightey whiteys.
Ex: Old Kiwi men wear buggey smugglers.
3. Bingo wings- (n) the underarm flab that jiggles when old women win a game of "Bingo"
Ex: If you eat too many chips, you'll grow a pair of bingo wings.
4. Ginger- (n)- Prounounced (g ng er), with a hard "g". A redhead.
Ex: Ali Apple is a ginger.
5. Sweet as- (?)- cool, awesome. Usually used as a response to something.
Ex: Hows' the party? Response: Sweet as.
6. Bogon- (n)a guy who wears acid wash jeans, a 80s mullet, drives a trans am.
Ex: Kieran wants to be a rich bogon when he grows up.
In addition to the phrases that Kieran teaches us, he has also been working on speaking with an American accent. He usually ends up sounding like a flamboyant gay man. I've been working on my Kiwi accent as well. So far, I've almost mastered the term "fish and chips". Kiwis love their fish and chips. But it's pronounced "fush and chups". And if you end most sentences with eh?, you tend to blend in a bit more.
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