kiwi /ˈkiːwi/noun 7verb 1forms 4 noun7 •A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand. •A kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa). •A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwifruit flesh (also called kiwi green). •(informal) A New Zealand dollar. •[usually plural] (slang) A testicle. •(slang) 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 […] — 1953 •(Singapore, slang) Any kind of black shoe polish. verb1 •(Singapore, slang) To polish (boots) with black shoe polish. formskiwied · kiwi-ing · kiwiing · kiwis
Kiwi /ˈkiːwi/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(informal) 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. — 2024 noun1 •(informal) A New Zealander. formsKiwis · more Kiwi · most Kiwi