At a glance:

2018-01-01 - Elbow [noun] – pound of marijuana Scrutinberger [noun] – a screwdriver

Auckland

❚ Quax [verb] – to shop by means of walking, cycling or public transit

❚ Uce; Dox [noun] – brother; alternative to Kiwi use of ‘bros’

❚ Holdang [proper noun] – a modified Holden, usually lowered

Canterbury

❚ Colombo run; Lombo run [verb] – an activity for boy and girl racers in expensive cars

❚ Dressed pie [noun] – pie topped with mashed potato, peas and a slice of beetroot

❚ Merv mum [proper noun] – a mother in the upmarket suburb of Merivale

Central Otago

❚ Pie pea and pud [noun] – pie with mashed potato and peas

❚ Belgium – Luncheon sausage

Hokianga

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Taranaki

❚ Bridge pie [noun] – mini savoury pie

❚ Pina – very small

Timaru

❚ Otto [proper noun] – wheelie bins

❚ Mega Mitre 10 [proper noun] – a backwards way to say Mitre 10 Mega

Wellington

❚ Fronting [verb] – skateboarding at the waterfront

❚ Cake tin [noun] – Westpac Stadium

❚ Turbo [descriptive adjective] – an expression describing the fast escalation of a scenario