goorie, goory N.Z. slang.
(ˈgʊərɪ)
Also goori.
[Corruption of Maori kuri.]
A (mongrel) dog. Hence as a term of abuse.
| 1937 in Partridge Dict. Slang 343/2. 1942 R. Finlayson Sweet Beulah Land 57 You can tell it's no more'n a goorie fight to him. 1959 M. Gee in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 272 It's over to you, you goori. 1970 N.Z. Listener 12 Oct. 13/1 ‘Are you going to marry her?’ I said. ‘Why should I? Let go of me, you goorie,’ he said. |