vegemite

plural vegemites

1. Alternative letter-case form of Vegemite.

   More informally: vegemite and marmite share some property.

   2008 August 12, Luca Moretti, “The ontological status of minimal entities”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOI

alternative vegemite

1. AustraliaNew ZealandAn Australian food paste made from brewer's yeast.

   I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" / And he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich

   1980, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert, “Down Under”, performed by Men at Work

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   This story introduces the reader to Australian food. A baby possum named Hush eats many kinds of food to become visible again after Grandma Poss uses magic to make him invisible. He even eats a vegemite sandwich.

   1998, Desiree Webber, Travel the Globe: Multicultural Story Times, page 5

   Breakfast tends to be substantial, with eggs, steak or sausages, toast, sometimes baked beans or chips; Vegemite (a vegetable-based salty spread) on toast.

   2007, Jeanne Jacob, Michael Ashkenazi, The World Cookbook for Students: Afghanistan to Cook Islands, page 48

   Nunzio improves his prospects with members of the dominant team by swapping his salami or crayfish sandwiches for ‘more normal′ Australian Vegemite delights.

   2007, Ron Davidson, Fremantle Impressions, Fremantle Press, page 60

   Such advertising campaigns have done more than merely sell Vegemite, Mortein or cricket; they have played an important role in reflecting and defining Australian national identity.

   2008, Robert Crawford, But Wait, There′s More...: A History of Australian Advertising, 1900-2000, Melbourne: University Press, page 258