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January 21, 2022

Hoon (noun) (Aus/NZ) hoon A lout or hooligan, especially a young man who drives recklessly.…

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August 11, 2021

Half-pie (adj) (NZ/Eng) haaf-pai Imperfect; mediocre. Pie perhaps from Maori pai ‘good’. (more…)

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December 3, 2020

Fossick (verb) fos-ik (Aus/NZ) Rummage; search. Mid 19th century (referring to mining): probably from the…

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November 9, 2020

Kia-ora (exclamation) kee-a-aw-ra (in New Zealand) a greeting wishing good health. Maori (more…)

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November 9, 2018

Tamariki (noun) (NZ) ta-ma-ree-kee Children Early 19th century: Maori. (more…)

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