뉴질랜드 구어체 표현 (2)
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Mate
A friend, also a term of address
Mission
An adventure
Mongrel
A term of abuse or contempt for a person
Mullet
A type of haircut where the hair is short and spiky on top and long and straggly at the back (원래 청어를 뜻하는 것인데 ….)
Munted
To be broken or distorted
Narley
Cool, good
Nerd
A boring person
Nifty
Good (applied to a thing) –훌륭한
No worries
Common phrase of agreement
On to it
Efficient or intelligent
On a high
A good feeling that can come from success
Once in a blue moon
Very rarely, seldom, almost never
Paddock
A field, also a sports pitch (잔디 목장, 운동장)
Paint the town red
To go out and have a good time
Piker
Someone who opts out of an activity
Pootang
Gross or disgusting
Pop on over/ pop in
Come and visit me at my house
Potluck dinner
Everyone brings prepared food to share with all the guests
Pressie
A present (gift)
Pub
A bar where alcoholic drinks are served over the counter
Rapt
Very pleased
Rellie
A relation or relative
Rough ride
A difficult experience
She'll be right
Everything is going to be OK
Shocking
Very bad
Shout
To treat your friends to something such as a drink or a meal
Skite
To boast. A boaster or showoff
Smoko
Coffee or tea break
Snowed under
Usually has too much work or responsibility
Spuds
Potatoes
Sticks
Remote or rural district, the countryside
Stinge/Stingy
Not generous with your money
Stoked
Very excited
Sweet as
Great
Swot
Study hard, especially before an exam
Ta
Thanks
Tinnie
Can of beer
Tinny
Lucky
To take for a ride
To deceive or trick someone
Togs
Swimming costume
Tucker
Food
Turn to custard
Collapse of ideas, schemes, plans
Unc/Unco
An uncoordinated person, often used as an insult or taunt
Under the weather
Feeling off colour, unwell, tired
Uni
University
Varsity
University
Veggies
Vegetables
Wicked
Fine, excellent
Wop-wops
Remote or rural district, the countryside