Johari Salleh: Ya, ya. Better not waste time. Must prepare, tomorrow morning got inspection. Teo Ah Beng: Ya lah, must kiwi the boots. Can borrow [lend] me your cloth? Krishnamoorthy: Ya, no problem. You better kiwi quickly. 11 pm lights off. […]1987, Michael Chiang, Army Daze, Landmark Books, →ISBN:
Kiwi
noun
Etymology From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.
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.2014 June 17, Tribune Newspapers, “Cruising Down Under”, in Chicago Tribune:
Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China. Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".2022 February 6, Mari Saito, Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong, Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 May 2022:
Kiwi
adj
Etymology From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of 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.2024 July 13, Poppy Clark, “Kiwi brothers back in country after spending time in Thailand prison”, in stuff.co.nz/:
And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]1953, Air Force: Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces:
Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans and he travelled with the carnival shows He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars and he candied up his nose He got wind of the big brown beaver so he thought he'd take himself a peek But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis And he ain't pissed for a week (and a half)1995, “Wynona's Big Brown Beaver”, performed by Primus: