New Zealand is home to some of the best natural views and spots that plenty of people choose to visit this country even just once in their lifetime. There are those who are lucky enough to come back a number of times to explore what the entire country has to offer. And then there are also those who choose to come back, but this time, they come back as immigrants in this lovely country. New Zealand is open to immigrants and those who choose to live in the country are quite proud to say that they love staying there because they can easily adjust, especially in terms of the language since English is the language is commonly used there.
However, with English being quite a dynamic language, it is
not surprising to find that there are a lot of variations of the language being
used there. These have been developed by the locals to mean things that are
common in the country. This is known as slang or lingo and immigrants who
choose New Zealand as their new home country would have to learn these to be
able to communicate better with the locals.
Here are some of the commonly used slang or lingo that are used
by the locals of the country.
On to it
In New Zealand, this slang actually means that a person is
intelligent or is efficient.
I didn’t know that Sam was on to it. He really didn’t
seem like it at all. I guess I learned that I cannot judge a person by how he
looks or how he presents himself.
Piker
When someone is said to be a piker, this person has decided
not to join an activity.
The whole gang planned to go hiking in the nearby woods
for the weekend and camp there. But Sandra was a piker. She wasn’t too keen on
being in the outdoors since she wasn’t feeling too well for the past few days.
Smoko
This slang in New Zealand actually is used to refer to a
coffee break or a tea break, whichever one prefers to have.
Tom was looking for William at the office earlier. He
didn’t know that William was having a smoko at that time.
Snowed under
This lingo actually does not really refer to actual snow. In
New Zealand, this means that a person has a lot of work or a lot of
responsibilities to deal with.
Deirdre wanted to go on a vacation but she knew she had
to postpone that. She was still snowed under and she decided to push through
with that vacation once she dealt with everything.
Stoked
When someone is said to be stoked, this means that the
person is very excited.
Mario been planning on visiting Thailand for the longest
time and now that he is ready for that, he is really stoked.
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