Vegemite

[ vej-uh-mahyt ]

Trademark.

1. an Australian vegetable extract used as a flavoring or spread.

Vegemite

/ 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. happy little vegemite informal.
   a person who is in good humour

Example Sentences

The Times went inside the world’s only Vegemite factory to celebrate the national yeast extract spread’s centennial.

From New York Times

Every vessel of Vegemite, the spread beloved in Australia and not so much outside it, has for the past 80 years begun its journey here.

From New York Times

Glinting glass jars, each filled with a swirl of semi-molten Vegemite, quiver as they clink along metal rollers on the assembly line before being bunched into squadrons of 12 and sent out into the world.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times

Thankfully, no one asked Danault if he wanted a vegemite sandwich.

From Los Angeles Times