The most common New Zealand (and Australian) slang for cigarettes is "durry" (or "durrie"), often used for roll-your-own cigarettes, but also generally for any cigarette; other informal terms can include "ciggies," "darts," or simply "smokes".
1/5: Cigarettes, also known as durries, lungbusters and backnails are still smoked behind the toilet block after school. McGill Dict. of Kiwi Sl.
Bone (noun): A slang name for a cigarette. Buzz (noun): The high experienced from nicotine use. Cig (noun): A slang term that's short for “cigarette.”
Noun. durry (plural durries) (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A cigarette, especially a roll-your-own. [ from 20th c.]
Durry is the common Australian term for a cigarette. Among the younger generation, it is often called “ciggies” or “darts”.
Other names for tobacco
Cigarettes, ciggies, cigs, darts, durries, rollies, smokes, fags, cancer sticks, tailor-mades, chop-chop, cigars, cigarillos, shisha, snuff, snus.
Kiwi is not generally considered to be a derogatory term, but there are New Zealanders, particularly some with Māori heritage, who find the appellation jarring and prefer not to identify with it.
Chur. The meaning of chur is essentially thank you. You can use this classic Kiwi slang to show gratitude or appreciation. As explained above, it can also mean "sweet as" or "that's awesome".
Jandals – whether you call them flip flops or thongs where you come from, the perennial summer footwear favourite is called a jandal in NZ.
Another title for a cigarette girl is candy girl. Aside from serving cigarettes and other novelties, the attractive girls acted as eye candy and were often employed to flirt with male customers as well. Cigarette girls usually consented in the hopes of getting tips from wealthy businessmen.
In the United States, a loosie (or loosey) is a single cigarette that is purchased or sold. In the United States, cigarettes are required to be sold in quantities of no less than 20. The FDA is concerned that loose cigarettes may be sold more often to children.
bum noun [C] (PERSON)
to ask someone for something, such as money or cigarettes, without intending to pay for them: Hey, could I bum a cigarette?
Live like a local on your New Zealand holiday by renting a 'bach'. Pronounced 'batch', it is a term Kiwis commonly use for a holiday home. Often located by the sea, river, lake or forest, baches are all about kicking back.
Puku - This Maori-derived term refers to the stomach or belly. For example, "My puku is full after that meal."
Chur bro – "cheers, thanks" or "that's cool, my friend" Good on ya mate -well done. She'll be right mate – it'll be OK. Not even – "no, it's not" or "that's not true"
Munted – A modern slang term popular in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It means to be extremely drunk, possibly derived from the word munter, meaning something ugly or messed up.
For instance, it can mean “cool”, “thanks”, “okay”, or “yes”. Here's an example: if someone does you a favor, you might say “chur” to express your gratitude. Or if someone asks if you want to join them for a movie, you can respond with “chur” as a way of saying “yes, sure, thanks”.
It's nearly as common as 'hi' or 'Gidday' throughout the country. Haere rā – nearly as common as 'Kia ora', Haere rā means goodbye, farewell or bye-bye and is said to someone leaving.
Pakeha, which is a Maori term for the white inhabitants of New Zealand, was in vogue even prior to 1815. Its original meaning and origin are obscure, but the following are possible origins, the first being the most probable: From pakepakeha: imaginary beings resembling men. From pakehakeha: one of the sea gods.
Kiwi call at night to mark their territory and stay in touch with their mates. The best time to listen for a kiwi calling is on a moonless night, up to two hours after dark, and just before dawn. That's when kiwi stir from their burrows and call to make contact with their partner or family, and to mark their territory.
If you were a New Zealander living or holidaying in Australia, and the locals said “Are you from Kiwi? Yeah that's cool, I have family over in Kiwi too”.
Origin: While “rubbers” are commonly known as condoms in the states, in the UK they are synonymous with erasers because of the synthetic rubber used to make them.
Durries and darts: the quintessentially Aussie slang for cigarettes.
oily (rag) 'Fag' in cockney rhyming slang, usually meaning a cigarette. ...