cruising

A word in New Zealand only, meaning... the measuring of the merchantable amount of timber in a standing podocarp forest. Done using a tape measure at about chest height. The book "Timber Cruising" relates the times of men from the 1920-1950s. They lived in tents, walked many miles, worked in all weather.

I saw this ad in the paper and went cruising for three years. It was hard but better than nothing

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nom-de-knob-twiddle

A name of convenience used by ham radio aficianados, while they roam the airwaves.

This is ZL5371, aka, fathead, what's your nom-de-knob-twiddle buddie?

bang on

To talk too much, about nothing in particular

I'm not listeneing, so don't bang on about it, OK?

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bogie

A bogie is a scottish term for a child's toy cart - the sort of thing we used to lash up from an orange box and a set of pram wheels. "Soapbox" is the nearest equivalent

Bet you my bogie is faster than yours

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pot

(verb) to inform on, nark, report to authority, dob-in

I was cruising, and some bastard potted me

stodge

The dough cleaned out of the bowl at a bakery or bread-shop at the end of the day, then carefully wrapped and put in the dumpster where some economical person might retrieve it. Keeps for ages, is tasty, with sultanas, cheese, ham sometimes.

I don't have to buy stuff, I just get stodge every now and then.

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