judder bar
New Zealand's colourful term for a speed bump — those raised ridges on roads designed to slow traffic down.
Definitions
New Zealand's colourful term for a speed bump — those raised ridges on roads designed to slow traffic down. The name is delightfully literal: drive over one too fast and your whole car will judder. Kiwis use it in everyday conversation the way Australians say 'speed hump' and Americans say 'speed bump.' It also pops up in Australian usage occasionally. If you're road-tripping through NZ and see a sign warning of judder bars ahead, ease off the accelerator.
The school zone had three judder bars in a row, so everyone slowed to a crawl.
Comments
(New Zealand) speed bump.
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "judder bar".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "judder bar" (J)
Browse all slang words starting with J.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- hump66%
A speed bump or speed hump.
- Newfoundland speed bump63%
(Canada, humorous) A moose, especially one which is in a roadway.
- sleeping policeman60%
(British, and, Caribbean, idiomatic) A speed bump.
- bull bar60%
(chiefly, Australia, NZ) A welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory.