down under

American  

Or Down Under

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand.

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adverb

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

down under British  

noun

1. Australia or New Zealand

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adverb

1. in or to Australia or New Zealand

Etymology

Origin of down under

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

down under

Participants briefly cooled down under a cold shower halfway through the session.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Among the myriad of English plans to fail down under was the idea of hitting the Aussies with high pace and hostility.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

What transpired down under was a more nuanced set of conditions, far more akin to what we would expect in the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

"Henderson drops the ball, reaches for it and Senesi goes down under very minimal contact from the goalkeeper," the panel said.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

It became a real problem when you had to go down under the house to use the toilet at night, and each of us had slipped and fallen off the porch at least once.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls