down under

or Down Under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand.

adverb

1. in, to, or into Australia or New Zealand.

down under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand

adverb

1. in or to Australia or New Zealand

Word History and Origins

Origin of down under¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The company commander had also been badly wounded, they said, as they hunkered down under a highway overpass.

From The Daily Beast

This is the photograph that Kate has apparently said is her favorite of the royal trip down under.

From The Daily Beast

Down under, people endearingly call boxes of wine “goons,” and they drink them with alacrity.

From The Daily Beast

My Down Under over-the-top lifestyle compensated for my “real” life asceticism in the United States.

From The Daily Beast

But, as Star thoughtfully worries, “IS THERE A DARK SIDE TO HER THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER?”

From The Daily Beast

They walked together to a recess in the garden, where they sat down under the full radiance of the unclouded moon.

From Project Gutenberg

Quick as a flash he jumped in and dived down, down under where the fish were darting.

From Project Gutenberg

He sat down under a tree, and began talking very quietly and unconcernedly with the neighbours, as if nothing had happened.

From Project Gutenberg

When a man was tired, and the sun was hot, he sat down under a tree for shelter and rest.

From Project Gutenberg

Just before he reached the car one of the thermos bottles started to slide down under his elbow.

From Project Gutenberg