I am going to keep adding to this while I am here because I know I will want to remember these later.
college - high school
university - college
get it sussed - get things sorted out
tea - lunch or dinner
spell - class period
spunky - sexy (I definitely called a student this in the English Department office, I am really glad that particular misunderstanding did not occur around students)
full stop - period (like at the end of a sentence - unfortunately that one did happen during class)
sultana - raisins
muesli bars - granola bars
mates - friends (and yes they really say mates)
jandals - flip-flops
boots - shoes, like soccer boots are cleats.....ah except they are football boots :), and boots are just shoes
trainers - tennis shoes
I couldn't be bothered - When I ask kids about their homework, or skipping class they say this. It's like the Kiwi version of "I don't care" or "I'm lazy" but for some reason they way they say it drives me CRAZY.
wagging - skipping class
Ice Blocks - Popsicle
flash - cool or awesome, and they really say this....often
heaps - lots
Miss - My students call me this, and I actually really love it
plaster - band-aid (if you say band-aid they really will not get it)
Adidas - So not a Kiwi term, but here it is pronounced adi-dez
shattered - really really tired
pissed - really really drunk, they do not really use this for angry
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