New Zealand Colloquialisms

noun a derogatory term for a person, often used to express annoyance or frustration

• The technician encountered a bugger in the software code that caused the system to crash.
• Oh bugger, I forgot to bring my umbrella and now it's raining.
• That bugger always knows how to push my buttons.
• Dealing with this difficult situation is a real bugger.

noun a teasing or mocking remark or action

verb to make teasing or mocking remarks or actions towards someone

• The colleagues engaged in light-hearted chiack during their lunch break.
• We always chiack with each other at the office.
• Stop chiacking around and get to work!
• His words were like a constant chiack in the back of my mind.