kiwi

noun
/ˈkiːwi/

Etymology

Genericized trademark from the brand of shoe polish originating in Australia, from Māori kiwi.

  1. derived from kiwi

Definitions

  1. A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“person from New Zealand”).

  3. A New Zealand dollar.

  4. + 10 more definitions
    1. A kiwi fruit.

    2. A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).

    3. A member of the air force who does not fly.

      • And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]
    4. A testicle.

    5. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“of or from New Zealand”)

    6. Any kind of black shoe polish.

    7. To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.

    8. A New Zealander.

      • A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail.
    9. of or from New Zealand

      • The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand.
    10. A rural locality in Tasman district, New Zealand.

      • At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson, eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA