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A Briwi (pronounced Bree-wee) is a British citizen, whom having tired of the UK, has moved to New Zealand in search of a better life. On arrival, they have become obsessed with the place, and are often heard talking extremely loudly about their recent outdoor pursuits. Not every Brit in NZ is a Briwi but one whom can regularly be seen in as much katmandhu apparel as possible and is regularly heard shouting "I went off piste the other day and the powdah was amazing" almost certainly is a Briwi. Be warned, Briwi's in the wild are easy to spot but often difficult to engage due to their preference for sticking as close as possible to other Briwis. Other Briwi past times include using facebook as a medium to show off to folk back home about just how exciting their new life is. Briwi hotspots include Sumner (CHCH) and the north shore where they compete for territory with South African ex patriots.
Briwi by Warriorchief June 10, 2013
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026
fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)