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Posted August 07, 2017 02:38 · last edited August 07, 2017 02:39

"Give it some mongrel"

Surely that has to be uniquely Kiwi.

Used by spectators and commentators of most NZ sports, including football.

Meaning "get stuck in, in a very physically aggressive way"

Martin Devlin has popularized this phrase a lot on the radio.

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"Give it some mongrel"

Surely that has to be uniquely Kiwi.

Used by spectators and commentators of most NZ sports ,including football.

Meaning "get stuck in, in a very physically aggressive way"

Martin Devlin has popularized this phrase a lot on the radio.