jack-up n.— «Leader Don Brash has moved a no-confidence motion in Ms Wilson, but insisted every opportunity presented by the Government for it to formally debate this in Parliament was “a jack-up,” and a ruse by the Government and/or the Greens to...
rark up v. phr.— «National was pretty rarked up by the time the helicopter issue came up. It had already found four ways to stymie the debate it has been seeking on Ms Wilson’s refusal to put Mr Field’s conduct before the privileges committee...
tugger n.— «Mr. Mark responded by cupping his hand and sort of waggling it up and down, in the internationally recognised gesture often referred to as “the tugger.”» —“All at sea on a wave of vulgarity” by Jane Clifton Stuff.co.nz (New Zealand) Aug...
rebirthing n.— «Someone will steal the car, passing it on for others to “chop.” Others specialise in altering the car’s identity, or creating a new one, a practice known as “rebirthing.”» —“Curse of the car thieves” by David Eames New Zealand...
auroral chorus n.— «The South Island of New Zealand and the Tierra del Fuego region of South America, plus the Antarctic Peninsula, are where the good displays of Aurora and auroral chorus can be seen and heard.» —“Part 2 of 3, Natural VLF Radio...
three-nager n.— «Whoever invented the word “three-nagers,” was clearly speaking from bitter experience—they were describing three year olds with the rebellious spirit of a teenager, but none of the reasoning skills!» —“House Of Tiny Tearaways” TV...
