New Zild
/njuː ˈzɪld
/NZ informal
noun [mass noun]
1New Zealand English, especially when spoken with a broad or stereotypical New Zealand accent: turns out some words in New Zild don’t mean the same as in the US
1.1New Zealand: apricots are out of season in New Zild...
- He never fit the typical New Zild rugged rugby stereotype.
- In New Zild, people usually just go "That's a strange name."
- I repeat my claim, Wake up New Zild!
adjective
Relating to New Zealand or New Zealanders: the typical New Zild rugged rugby stereotype
Origin
1960s: a contraction based on a stereotyped broad, clipped pronunciation of New Zealand.
- petit battement
- petit baume
- petit beurre
- petit bleu
- petit bourgeois
- petit bourgeoise
- petit bourgeoisie
- Bateman, H. M.
- Bates, H. E.
- Batesian mimicry
- Bates method
- Bateson, William
- Bates, Sir Alan
- batfish
- bat fly
- bat for the other team (or side)
- batfowl
- batgirl
- bath
- Bath bun
- bath chair
- bath cube
- bathe
- bather
- bathetic