Lovely seeing you read from Louis's Yanky Kiwi dictionary. I worked with Louis for about 20 years while he worked as a doctor in Psychology Department in Dunedin at the same time as he wrote this book. He was forever picking up on sentences we said to add to his book and was passionate about the whole process. Louis ( Louie Leland ) as I pronounced his name, passed away about 10 years ago surrounded by a pile of books at his home. He would be proud to see you reading from his dictionary as I was. Thanks for the words but also the little reminder of a big American with a beautiful heart. Russell
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Aww this is amazing. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
@chrisharris15222 жыл бұрын
Doing a "Hollywood" was always like when a football player fakes an injury to try to get a penalty, basically it's the acting component that gives it that name.
@bridiemcloughlin83262 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I was about to say, it's generally used on the footy field.
@jamessuhr96672 жыл бұрын
Like, stacking on an act,.
@roberthall71172 жыл бұрын
Fake... lol
@stevewolfe85362 жыл бұрын
If you said “what’s the gen” to a kiwi they would say “what’s that” lol!
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Hahah we thought that one might be a bit dated
@TheHanani882 жыл бұрын
I initially thought it was the 'genny' meaning the generator
@MarkMcLT2 жыл бұрын
"What's the guts" might be more common in some parts.
@BrendaAnderson2 жыл бұрын
Never heard this one! :)
@annak88522 жыл бұрын
@@MarkMcLT Totally have heard 'what's the guts plenty over the years.
@ambermeyer92172 жыл бұрын
'Lolly scramble' took me back to primary school when the teachers would chuck candy at us during assemblies
@rollyrolly77292 жыл бұрын
There was certainly some phrases in the book not used now. Hey bro if you guys are still in the wairarapa on 2nd January. Tauherenikau races is a great example of kiwi family holiday picnics. You will see a lolly scramble there for sure
@PikachooUpYou2 жыл бұрын
As a Kiwi ‘earwagging’ I knew it as referring to listening in to someone’s conversation when you weren’t invited/included in it.
@Hellknight272 жыл бұрын
No, that is earwigging. Earwagging is talking someone's ear off as the book said.
@laskinov2 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I haven't heard a lot since the eighties..
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Sam. Yes the book is old but still some good ones in there
@Kaz_NZ2 жыл бұрын
Hi guys! You can also have a westerly, an easterly, a south-easterly, a north-westerly etc etc. It's just the direction the wind is coming from 🙂👍 Never realised this terminology wasn't is general use in the states!
@littlepearlsofrandomness2 жыл бұрын
“Oh diddums” could be used instead of “oh poor baby” when you don’t mean it. Also, when someone asks you to “bring a plate”, it means to bring a plate of food, not BYO plate. Super funny when that happens though 😄
@brittanydombrowski53862 жыл бұрын
So it’s southern US version of “bless your heart”😂
@sunshinegorman32182 жыл бұрын
It would be cool to see a collab with Kiwi KZbinrs like Daneger and Stacey.
@TheEmzies2 жыл бұрын
Shandies are definitely still a thing. Love them on a hot day. Monteiths sell them as Radlers which is the German equivalent.
@Nynke_K2 жыл бұрын
OMG - I was going to say that shandies are also a thing in the Netherlands (and the party drink of choice for 12-year-old boys when I grew up in the 80s), and I've only now realized that they've been rebranded as Radler, sold readymade to be drunk by sensible adults in summer! Wow.
@MarkMcLT2 жыл бұрын
I think "have a squiz" is more common that "have a gink."
@michaelheliotis52792 жыл бұрын
My friends and I realised that most words for drunk have "ed" on the end (like hammered, hosed, sh!t-faced, and sloshed), and that you can stick it on the end of almost anything and it works well as a term for being drunk. Some of our favourites are car-parked, trolleyed, bum-bagged, Irished, tea-toweled, breaded, and indeed drenched. 😂
@bellanas2 жыл бұрын
'Chur' = Cool, Sweet, Right On, cheers. 'nek minit' = the next minute/what happened next. 'wop wops' = Middle of nowhere.
@MK-oc4gt2 жыл бұрын
Chur, sweet as, mean as, nek minute etc - all todays slangs! Cheers, wop wops - been around for a while. 😜
@kimovenden74842 жыл бұрын
I'm a brit living in NZ and one of my favourite kiwi slangs is 'yarns', meaning having a chat!
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Yeah “Have a yarn” - have a chat. I like that one too
@jesaminetehuia90982 жыл бұрын
Or a chin wag lol Another one is when someone ear wigs on the chin waggers lol
@TheAccidentalViking2 жыл бұрын
@@jesaminetehuia9098 that's my fav. 'having a chin-wag'. My son is growing up here in Norway with both American and Kiwi slang.
@robbiejenkins4379 Жыл бұрын
What about. " Back Biting " means spreading gossip or lye about someone,
@lorrelcherie22812 жыл бұрын
Wow so 80s 😅 as a kiwi I haven't heard a lot of these. 'Pike out' is used now if you 'chicken out' of anything eg decide not to do something out of fear etc, not just used when drinking. You can also be a 'Piker', eg you piker, when you back out of something.
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
61 year Old Kiwi here, never heard ''what's the gen'' in my life! Never heard of ''gink'' either. Maybe they're southern words.
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 🤣
@juneterry84872 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderAyling I remember my late parents often say they need to get the gen what's happening, meaning get the information on what's going on.
@pianoman49672 жыл бұрын
I still talk to my friends using "what's the gen" quite often. But l am a boomer!
@Hellknight272 жыл бұрын
Never heard either of them in my 42 years in the south.
@hrep142 жыл бұрын
Yeah, probably localised to certain areas.
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
You hear ''southerly'' more often because it's more common for the wind to blow up from the South as opposed to blowing down from the north.
@annak88522 жыл бұрын
Down here in Canterbury, we talk lots about the 'Nor Wester', as it'll blow your dog off its chain & your washing will end up on the ground, covered in fresh lawn clippings if your'e not careful!
@inchbyinchart1522 жыл бұрын
I'm American living in NZ for 5 yrs now and haven't heard some of these at all yet so think that one may not be a term anymore. That being said i'm making my own book of kiwi-isms for visitors and am constantly adding more! And I think you've misremembered dogs breakfast in NZ with hair of the dog in the USA ;) Also, pretty sure you meant "Din-G" when you were saying dinghy.
@terinarimene74442 жыл бұрын
Yep you are right its dingy not dinghy which means tight arse these days 🤣
@jsolfin1852 жыл бұрын
When you said "minge" it reminded me of the difference between "Bum bag" and "Fanny Pack" which is another Commonwealth/United states difference. My cousin went to the states and he kept his travelers checks in his bum bag but, he had to call it a Fanny pack because over there fanny means your arse.... not.... your minge.
@effie-Toronto2 жыл бұрын
This was such a fun video ....a lot of laughs on my part you 2 are fantastic
@juneterry84872 жыл бұрын
A bit of a trip down memory lane. I remember pretty much all of these but most of them are not in common use nowadays and mostly replaced with something else.
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
"Ear wagging" is eavesdropping
@alexphilip732 жыл бұрын
Most of these are Scottish slang as well especially 'dogs breakfast', I think Alex was referring to 'hair of the dog' when he mentioned drinking in the morning which is maybe more common a phrase here then it should be haha
@samanthac58722 жыл бұрын
This was totally a trip back to my childhood in the 80's - of things we used to say!
@charmaineczora83122 жыл бұрын
The term 'big bickies' is also used when you are describing something expensive e.g. 'We want to buy a ride on lawn mower, but it's gonna cost big bickies'. (Bickies = bucks = dollars = $ *same thing). 'Doing a Hollywood' is also a way of saying someone is showing off for attention. 'Pull your finger out' is another very used phrase. It means to hurry up. This was fun!
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Hahah the last one is hilarious
@lynnerussell16472 жыл бұрын
Shag could also mean wasting time eg "stop shagging around and do something "
@teejaydiscombobulated27242 жыл бұрын
That's so funny - as a Kiwi, I had NO idea what 'Gen' was, and I had it last night in a crossword. Thanks for the answer - it was frustrating me!! Lol Timing is everything.
@CarrieRad2 жыл бұрын
Glad we could help 😍🥰
@brendanlister8832 жыл бұрын
I've never said What's the Gen?" I still love this
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
It sounds like an 80s term haha
@libbysevicke-jones31602 жыл бұрын
What’s the goss has always been the term, never heard what’s the gen.
@natbeuth39592 жыл бұрын
Fortnight is one not used in the US, I believe. Meaning, once a fortnight - once every 2 weeks. Munted meaning ruined. Number 8 wire - sort of like DIY but more creative like you did with the chicken coop, you used wood from a fence to make the lid etc.
@The2cookiez2 жыл бұрын
Please do a part 2 with an actual person I feel like that would be hilarious!!
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Yes for sure. Need to do this with a kiwi KZbinr haha
@brendanlister8832 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderAyling I'm in
@Tom_McMurtry2 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderAyling contact how to dad. He's great
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
@@Tom_McMurtry How to dad is awesome! Jordan's a funny guy.
@lk43wz2 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderAyling I'm looking forward to seeing you collab with this kiwi kzbin.info 😍 Rosie lives in Wellington, so shouldn't be too far away from you guys 😊
@bittersweet3402 жыл бұрын
Also there are the MAORI slang's as well... How old is that book? never herd any of these in today's generation.
@krysaliyah2 жыл бұрын
Mingey = miserly “Stop being such a mingey.” This was fun, but yes, some definitely 80s stuff.Love u guys.
@staceyryan8342 жыл бұрын
My family still uses diddums (in the sarcastic sense, especially when talking to the kids lol), Piker, gasbagged and earwagging. That's why my mum always took so long at the supermarket, she could always find someone to gasbag with.
@rttheo73272 жыл бұрын
Althought some of there slangs are dated or possibly localised, it was still a very entertaining watch. There are many more and you'll learn these eventually
@brendanlister8832 жыл бұрын
Big Bikkies, not as common as it was, but still relevant
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I love that one!
@MalOuston2 жыл бұрын
Check out Urban Dictionary online a lot of weird words and phrases used by teenagers mostly on social media, you mentioned 'pike out; another descriptive term for a person is 'piker' as in declining to participate in some form of activity be it silly or sensible. Loved your take on the Australian accent, my favourite is a 'mongrel bludger; the ultimate put down haha.
@StaceWah2 жыл бұрын
Ummm, but CAN you do an Australian accent? LOL, you definitely get 100 points for enthusiasm in your delivery. Thanks for the LOLs in this one, Alex. From one of your Aussie viewers ^.^
@akaCJ2 жыл бұрын
Agreed mate... My eyebrows raised and I did a wee shake of the head
@StaceWah2 жыл бұрын
@@akaCJ I jest though. Alex and Carrie's energy and willingness to have a go with the unfamiliar is super endearing. They're gems!
@aussiebird2 жыл бұрын
“Awww that’s Min-Gee” = mean ie small serving of cake. You “bloody dag” = you’re a character/funny. “Box of fluffy ducks” = I’m good, feeling great thanks.
@lorrelcherie22812 жыл бұрын
Box of fluffies! Love that one 😆 all these slangs we don't realize we say
@alejandramorales68962 жыл бұрын
I love to see the actual personalities coming out from you guys and the semi bickering lol its fun and its what real relationships are about. 👍👍👍👍 keep it up with these videos and hoping the romance stays strong and lasts forever
@Natalie-ng5wt2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. This is mostly outdated, but how fun 🤣
@linnea90172 жыл бұрын
This was a lot of fun to watch. You two became a bit mingy when you didnt turn of the toby. :D
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@emuhlee162 жыл бұрын
The cut to Carrie's "Oh, fuck....." moment LOL
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Best moment of the year
@jamielouise18362 жыл бұрын
Never heard of "what's the gen?". That was new for me.
@duncanupjohn14812 жыл бұрын
Great vid guys. Remember the "Bring a plate", as it is used often still. Alex pronounced mingey correctly. Enjoy the summer.
@erinshay21082 жыл бұрын
As an Australian, I'm not sure you're as good at the Aussie accent as you think you are 🤣 love the enthusiasm with which it was delivered though!
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
As an Aucklander I thought it was spot on. 😂
@erinwilliams49112 жыл бұрын
I thought he nailed it 😂
@erinshay21082 жыл бұрын
@@erinwilliams4911oh no... Am I just not self aware and I sound like that?? 🤣
@juliewilliams35792 жыл бұрын
Oh my god I have that. Antiquated 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@patraic52412 жыл бұрын
Southerly. Hmm. Sound specific to the weather patterns of NZ. It's like a Nor'Easter in New England USA. That's a dangerously strong gale that comes in off the Atlantic onto land from the North East.
@stefanexplores2 жыл бұрын
Who was Toby anyway? 😂 Ahhhhh I miss New Zealand so much!
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
A man who works on a boat?!? Lol
@annak88522 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the laughs, its funny what phrases you grow up with, that seem totally incomprehensible to those new to NZ. Stingey is a common word, for when someone is not generous or 'that was a stingey piece of cake' a small piece. Gink I've never heard, but as kids we'd use gawk, like 'stop gawking at me' stop looking at me etc. Gasbagging, is anyone having a good yarn 'I had a good gasbag with Penny next door, had a good old laugh'. Piked is funny, I don't drink booze much, so I have 2-3 ciders & I'm a tad sozzled, so I pike & sneak off to bed. Piked as bro ;) Hahahaha, great episode!!
@b20f082 жыл бұрын
When Carrie said gen and used it in a sentence, I immediately thought goss. Lol.
@johntepu18692 жыл бұрын
Kia ora korua, new subscriber. No offence or disrespect intended and, I’m not saying you should learn Te Reo Maori however, pronunciation Te Reo is very important and shows that you care EVEN more about Aotearoa New Zealand than you already do. Although not everyone agrees, the Maori language and culture belongs to the entire country. The Maori community/population are the current guardians/caretaker’s of this unique treasure UNTIL the rest of the population are mature enough and care enough to help shoulder the workload. Imagine if the entire country could speak Maori and English. Currently ONLY 1-2% of the entire 5 million population are capable of doing this. Kudos to the government and mainstream media whom are currently role modelling what the future could possibly look like if we do this together… Noreira, nau te rourou, naku te rourou ka ora ai te iwi”, with your input and my input the closer and more united we will be as a nation, noho ora mai.
@ktkrogstad2 жыл бұрын
I think the word Carrie was thinking of for "mingy" was "dingy" (like "a dark, dingy alley"). The word that came to my mind was "mangy", like a "mangy cat" or a "mangy, tattered sweater". But once you talked about it also meaning the female genitals, I thought of the drag race contestant Ginger Minge lol
@mexi722 жыл бұрын
I've been here 20 years and have never heard anybody say What's the Gen.
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
Been here my whole life (61) and I've never heard of it either.
@davidtyree1842 Жыл бұрын
A lot of those were old when I was a kid in the 60s.
@livpowell13152 жыл бұрын
No one says Gink, but always geeze! maybe that's how geeze evolved. "I'll have to have a geeze in that shop" you hear that all the time
@akaCJ2 жыл бұрын
She's too nice and he's too competitive... I think Carrie did really well... We have probably adapted a lot of these... Gink I've never heard, we say Geez "Sam have a geez at this"... Growing up in the army we used to have lollie scrambles out of an Iroquois helicopter... Epic
@jesaminetehuia90982 жыл бұрын
Yeah like - have a geezer at this. 👀
@ulooklikemeow2 жыл бұрын
Crate day is awesome!!!
@ladylaudanum86632 жыл бұрын
Traditionally at school lollies were thrown up in the air. Diddums is sarcasm. You dont nomally use dogs breakfast like that, youd usually say, " your bedroom looks like a dogs breakfast ". Nobody uses Gen.
@victoriousteex99-_2 жыл бұрын
I already discovered your channel since 2 days ....i become addicted on it 🤣 Peace from Algeria 🇩🇿
@shadesofgray92 жыл бұрын
We have the norwester come thru something wicked in the summer. Gets real hot and windy down here in the mainland. Goon to be specific (10pts if you find out where that is).
@barrynichols28462 жыл бұрын
Doing a Hollywood. Faking injury or diving for a penalty in a sports sense. Faking drama, upset, pretending to be more of something
@johnberkley69422 жыл бұрын
When my family and I first came to NZ (1960) we were 'just off the boat' -- literally. Mum received an invitation for us to go to an event, and it was 'ladies, bring a plate', so Mum did just that. Thinking it was some arcane New Zealand thing, she brought a plate. Our first two years in New Zealand were filled with amusing gaffes of this sort.
@joannewinter78792 жыл бұрын
My Aunty did this too 😁🤦♀️
@charmaineczora83122 жыл бұрын
An empty plate?
@joannewinter78792 жыл бұрын
@@charmaineczora8312 saying is Bring a plare, not bring a plate of food to share . 🌝
@johnberkley69422 жыл бұрын
@@charmaineczora8312 Yes. The Kiwis thought it adorable.
@charmaineczora83122 жыл бұрын
@@johnberkley6942 Naw!
@lucy.loves.travel2 жыл бұрын
A shandy is usually enjoyed by more senior ladies where I'm from in Oz 🍺
@stargazer50732 жыл бұрын
Wow, it's already a year!!!! Blessings
@BenCG2 жыл бұрын
26:19 I would have said it's pronounced as if you're rhyming it with springy! "Ming-ee" .... "minger" and "minging" were common slang in the early 2000s here in the UK to mean an ugly person or something that smelled or tasted bad.
@ceramicnurse2 жыл бұрын
CUTE AS episode 🥳
@doldo11812 жыл бұрын
Ive never used these sayings in my entire life but I think these are more the European kiwi slangs from the 80s my teacher back in the day use to always say things I didn't understand.
@escapereallife71282 жыл бұрын
idk if anyone else was yelling out the answers, and yups, was 80's slang but had some classics. ♥
@MikeM-js5ne2 жыл бұрын
This was Hilarious! Gasbag!
@RubyDoobieScoo2 жыл бұрын
Lollies are the same as candies except "lolly" doesn't include chocolate.
@GeorgieGirlxoxo12 жыл бұрын
KJ Apa did a kiwi slang video with Vanity Fair, and it’s pretty good. A nice baseline for Kiwi slang... definitely check that out!
@ros46452 жыл бұрын
Big biccies / How's the makings? / gink /roman fingers / toby rarely used these days.
@dianes48582 жыл бұрын
This episode was “sweet as”!
@cadifan2 жыл бұрын
It is mingy with a ''j'' sound
@big_badaboom2 жыл бұрын
The lesson: a forty year old slang dictionary is about 50% useless. 😄
@M_Ravinerakhalgot2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking alex u have better chance of knowing more since your dad is kiwi and you grew up with it
@cordeliastockwell18372 жыл бұрын
I am so down to make "drenched" a thing hahah and I see "lolly scramble" akin to "shit show" (the adult version at least) also, Carrie, "dingy" is def a word! like a dingy dive bar (dark, sketch, not good, gloomy)
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Haha Drenched!!!
@srealnz2 жыл бұрын
I've heard people use big bikies in the past but a more common slang would be big bucks, for example, if I did a good job, I was the only one capable or qualified to do a job, I would say, "That's why I'm on the big bucks"
@elahhale90572 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining 😁. Poor Carrie though, even if she has a competitive streak hidden inside of her, Virgoness makes her naturally a giving person and therefore Alex, you will always have a head start on her 😔. I enjoyed this light hearted fun. 😊
@mrpaisleyshirt2 жыл бұрын
Cop it- to get in trouble and suffer the consequences. "he really copped it for breaking that window" Grouse- really good. Sheila (also Aussie)-girl. "look at that grouse looking sheila" Mingy and Stingy (pronounced- minjee) usually means to be tight when spending money, basically a tight arse "what a mingy tight arse bastard that guy was" Of course you don't want to go calling someone that to their face, ha ha!
@jackiesaunders3515 Жыл бұрын
Really outdated slang book there. Still funny as. Love your channel.
@carolynclitheroe35882 жыл бұрын
A lot of these are the same in the UK - or are related to UK slang. Biccies is UK slang for biscuits so it’s easier to work out that big biccies means money…
@babyyodarules13412 жыл бұрын
When I moved to Christchurch many years ago I had never heard of the NorWester....that's an amazing wind...super warm air very unique to Canterbury. I miss the cloud formation called the NorWest Arch...cantaburians...have I got these names right?
@Hellknight272 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is why we get such high summer temps. They are also good for giving you a headache!
@erinwilliams49112 жыл бұрын
We get nor-westers here in the Wairarapa where Alex and Carrie have moved
@rhondapeace39572 жыл бұрын
Way too olden days lol
@carolynclitheroe35882 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe you just said minge ha!!
@RedDeadPandaGaming2 жыл бұрын
Never heard anyone say "What's the gen?"
@eileenhildreth83552 жыл бұрын
Gink....gander would be the English slang equivalent, ladies a plate is a classic, potluck would be a more modern equivalent, but most kiwis understand bring a plate ( no longer sexist). Lolly scrambles have largely died out due to 'health and safety ' regulations, mingey...soft g....miserly,
@PheeFab2 жыл бұрын
A lot of those words are out of date and we’ve never heard of half those words
@carmelopai48332 жыл бұрын
the gen is...no we don't say that anymore...
@helenover33812 жыл бұрын
Fun vlog to watch 👍
@mogsev10062 жыл бұрын
I left NZ 1986 and I didn't use many of those. Diddims, yes
@jodiehamilton5972 жыл бұрын
So many are used in the UK to
@yvonnebroughton43032 жыл бұрын
Jen no ...what's hap-nin or what's going on
@AlexanderAyling2 жыл бұрын
Hahah yeah we thought that one was old school
@babyyodarules13412 жыл бұрын
Glad Alex was there with some knowledge or those pronnouciations would have been really mingy
@GauravYadav-in5tt2 жыл бұрын
Why you both brothers are not making videos together.I miss them so bad
@Frank-rx8ch Жыл бұрын
What do you call a tongue twister? It's when your tang gets tonguegled up.
@barryscott62222 жыл бұрын
"Gen" is more a 'WW2 generation' saying. It comes from "intelliGENce". Meaning information from the authoritative source. i.e. secret/classified intelligence from the people in the know.
@barryscott62222 жыл бұрын
Roman fingers = Roaming hands/fingers. or Roam'n.
@sharontihore15852 жыл бұрын
slang are different now ive never heard those ones youve mention . sweet- means cool, mean as- well done , not the one bro- not good just a few slangs are around now and used