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pucker
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 3:44 am
by zed
I am an old hand at UV and will soon start a new game. I just finished watching an NZ movie entitled "whale watcher", and one character called the other "old pucker" For all you kiwis out there, what does that mean?
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 7:17 am
by wobbly
Woops - I loose my kiwi card on two counts for this one.
1. I haven't seen whale rider
2. I have never heard pucker used as a form of greeting (or at all for that matter) except by that lunatic cook?: Jamie Oliver
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2003 5:14 pm
by Mike_B20
might have been a mispronunciation:D
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2003 2:07 am
by crsutton
Everyone go see "Whale Rider" it is great. Might have been "old Pukka" as well. Could be more Maori than NZ slang. Any help out there?
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2003 9:03 pm
by Quint
Pukka is an Indian word which means 'real' or 'excellent quality'. I think it came into usage in English during the age of the British Empire and it's involvement in India.
Hope this helps:)