New Zealand, Word of the Week Box of Fluffies! Aside March 8, 2020 Paul Smith 2 Comments Box of Fluffies! In response to ‘How are you?’….. a happy Kiwi who’s having a particularly good day might reply… ‘I’m a box of fluffies today!’
Word of the Week word of the week: squiz Aside January 19, 2020 Paul Smith Leave a comment The NZ / Australian word : squiz. To take a look or a glance at ; ‘James took a squiz out of the window’
Word of the Week turn to custard January 1, 2020 Paul Smith 4 Comments Another New Zealand phrase that amused us : turn-to -custard. Talking to our New Zealand friend on the phone. He was saying that his grandson was playing until such and such happened and then ‘it all turned to custard’ Definition : to go badly awry…