kiwi

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

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

2. 2

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

3. 3

   A New Zealand dollar.

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   1. 4

      A kiwi fruit.

   2. 5

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

   3. 6

      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. 7

      A testicle.

   5. 8

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

   6. 9

      Any kind of black shoe polish.

   7. 10

      To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.

   8. 11

      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. 12

      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. 13

       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.

The neighborhood

• neighborKiwi