[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner el_class=”container”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Most Kiwis know these words but tradies use them so often it\u2019s like they have their own language – how many of these do you and your mates use on the daily? <\/span><\/p>\n

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Barbie<\/b> – BBQ – \u2018Come for a barbie after work mate.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Beaut<\/b> – beauty, beautiful – \u2018Your new ute is a beaut.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Bloke<\/b> – man – \u2018Who\u2019s that new bloke over there?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Bugger<\/b> – expressing disappointment – \u2018My car broke down this morning.\u2019 \u2018Bugger.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Chippy<\/b> – Builder – \u2018What do you do for a living?\u2019 \u2018I\u2019m a chippy bro.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Chocka<\/b> – full\/overflowing – \u2018The roads were chocka today!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Choice <\/b>– pleased with something – \u2018Got you a pie.\u2019 \u2018Choice, bro!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Ciggie<\/b> – cigarette – \u2018Time for a ciggie?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Crack up<\/b> – funny – \u2018Jim is such a crack up!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuppa<\/b> – tea or coffee – \u2018Let\u2019s stop and have a cuppa.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Flat out<\/b> – fast, busy – \u2018Sorry can\u2019t chat, we\u2019re flat out on the site today.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Hard yakka<\/b> – hard work – \u2018We\u2019ll have to put in some hard yakka to get this finished on time.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Hungus<\/b> – hungry person – \u2018Four pies?! You\u2019re such a hungus bro.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Knackered<\/b> – tired – \u2018All that lifting has me knackered.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Munted<\/b> – inebriated – \u2018Jeff got so munted at Jim\u2019s party last night!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Muppet<\/b> – idiot – \u2018Check out this muppet – he\u2019s put the door on the wrong way!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019ll be right<\/b> – it will be okay – \u2018This looks a bit wonky.\u2019 \u2018Nah, she\u2019ll be right mate.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Sickie<\/b> – sick day\/pretending – \u2018John\u2019s pulled a sickie again boys.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Skint<\/b> – broke – \u2018Can\u2019t hit the dairy today, I\u2019m too skint.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Smoko<\/b> – mid-morning break – \u2018Is it smoko time yet?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Snags<\/b> – Sausages – \u2018Throw some more snags on the barbie.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Sparky<\/b> – electrician – \u2018That sparky\u2019s definitely got his wires crossed.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Spinning a yarn<\/b> – telling a (likely bullsh*t) story \u00a0\u2018John\u2019s not sick, he\u2019s just spinning you a yarn.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Stoked<\/b> – pleased – \u2018Boss gave me a raise today, I\u2019m stoked!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunnies <\/b>– sunglasses – \u2018Heck that sun\u2019s bright today, where are my sunnies?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Suss<\/b> – suspicious, to investigate – \u2018That guy seems a bit suss.\u2019 \u2018Okay, let me suss him out.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

The turps<\/b> – alcohol – \u2018Jeff\u2019s getting on the turps again tonight!\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Wop-wops<\/b> – middle of nowhere – \u2018Where\u2019s the job?\u2019 \u2018Out in the wop-wops mate.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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