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New Zealand slang meaning thoroughly broken, ruined, or done for — whether a piece of machinery, a plan, a relationship, or someone's physical condition after a rough night. 'Puckerooed' carries a resigned, almost philosophical quality; when something is puckerooed, it's not just broken, it's beyond reasonable hope of repair. Widely used across New Zealand in both rural and urban contexts, the word has a satisfying rhythm that matches the weight of total failure.

(slang, US, euphemistic, dated) Feces, excrement.

Pusley is a dialectal American term for purslane (Portulaca oleracea), the fleshy-leaved weed common in gardens and disturbed soil across the US. Typically used in rural contexts, especially in the South and Midwest, where the plant is familiar as both a persistent garden pest and an edible green. The register is homey and vernacular — you wouldn't hear it in a botanical lecture, but you might in a kitchen garden conversation. It carries a slight old-fashioned flavour, the word of someone who learned it from their grandmother rather than a field guide.