| L&P | Lemon & Paeroa (L&P). A fizzy soda drink similar to lemonade, originally made with spring water from the town of Paeroa. |
| ladies a plate | Bring a plate of food to share. See also bring a plate. |
| laughing gear | Mouth. Generally used in relation to eating food. “Wrap your laughing gear around this.” (Made famous by Barry Crump in a 1987 TV advertisement.) |
| lemonade | Fizzy, lemon flavoured soda. For example 7Up and Sprite. |
| lift | An elevator. |
| lolly, lollies | Candy. Sweets. |
| long drop | An outdoor toilet built over hole in ground. Dunny. |
| loo | Toilet. Bathroom. “I’m going to the loo. Back in a minute.” |
| loose metal | Gravel on a road. See metal road. |
| lurgy | A cold or flu. See also dreaded lurgy. “I can’t come to work today, I got the lurgy.” |
Kiwi Slang Dictionary
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