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Nothing Much (And other colloquialisms)

by red12b

I want to know some slang words that you use everyday that other people in the world might not get, For example I use Blat as a term for "Have a go" had a blat on my mates car the other day, Another, Some Burke nicked my car. Burke = cunt Nothing much is used in New Zealand quite alot, and it goes unnoticed until pointed out how silly it actually is, but it is said pretty much daily by alot of...

  

   
I want to know some slang words that you use everyday that other people in the world might not get, 
  
For example I use Blat as a term for "Have a go" had a blat on my mates car the other day,  
Another, Some Burke nicked my car. Burke = cunt 
Nothing much is used in New Zealand quite alot, and it goes unnoticed until pointed out how silly it actually is, but it is said pretty much daily by alot of people, "What are you up to tonight?" "Ah, nothing much"  
  
Arvo - afternoon
Cuz - short for Cousin or buddy, 
Chur - short for cool, used as a greeting, and agreement also chur chursty chursday mixchur furnichur strutchur churmander churros churkey torchur picchur fixchur churific
Keen and Keen as = looking forward to it  
Sweet as - basically all good 
Howsit - how is it 
Yeah nah - which means Yes I understand you, my answer is no and to a greater extent, Yeah nah yeah - which is a basic flip flop,   

What colloquialisms do you use?  
 
 
This is an Aussie piss-take on our accent and slang