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Vegemite

American  
[vej-uh-mahyt] / ˈvɛdʒ əˌmaɪt /
Trademark.
  1. an Australian vegetable extract used as a flavoring or spread.


Vegemite British  
/ ˈvɛdʒɪˌmaɪt /

noun

  1. a vegetable extract used as a spread, flavouring, etc

  2. informal (not capital) a child, esp one who is well-behaved

  3. informal a person who is in good humour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Usually reserved for toast, Australia's divisive Vegemite spread has made its way onto front pages around the world after being pulled into a bitter legal row.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

In his lawsuit against Victoria's Department of Justice and Corrections, the agency managing the state's prisons, the 54-year-old said he wanted the Vegemite ban overturned.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

As Ms Teni offloads one arachnid that was delivered to her in a Vegemite jar, she stresses her team isn't telling Australians to go looking for the spiders and "throw themselves into danger".

From BBC May 16, 2025

Natasha Frost ate Vegemite in nearly a dozen different ways — including in ice cream — in Melbourne, Australia.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2023

Vegemite first hit Australian supermarket shelves in 1923, but it took a while to find its feet.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2023

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