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Marmageddon

Marmageddon noun: a national shortage of Marmite in New Zealand from early 2012 until late 2013, following damage in the 2011 earthquake to the Christchurch factory that produced the product.

Noun

Marmageddon

  1. (New Zealand) A national shortage of Marmite in New Zealand from early 2012 until late 2013, following damage in the 2011 earthquake to the Christchurch factory that produced the product.
    • Prime Minister John Key is among thousands of Kiwis having to ration their Marmite, as 'Marmageddon' enters its second day.2012 March 20, Alan Gibson, “Marmageddon': There's always Vegemite, says PM”, in New Zealand Herald
    • First it was "Marmageddon" as Marmite vanished from shop shelves - now Vegemite has been hit by supply problems.2012 July 11, Christopher Adams, “Fears spread of Vegemite shortage”, in Otago Daily Times
  2. (UK) Synonym of Marmitegate.
    • (see title)2016 October 13, “'Marmageddon' called off as Marmite returns to UK shelves”, in The Journal
    • The Sun called it Marmageddon while the Daily Mail condemned "marmite whingers" and urged patriotic consumers to boycott Unilever and switch to Bovril (oblivious to the fact that Bovril is also owned by you-know-who).2016 October 14, Phil Teer, “Marmitegate will mark the moment that Brexit got real”, in Campaign
    Synonyms:
    Marmitegate

Synonyms of Marmageddon

Origin of Marmageddon

From Marm(ite) + -mageddon.

Questions about Marmageddon

What does Marmageddon mean?
Marmageddon means a national shortage of Marmite in New Zealand from early 2012 until late 2013, following damage in the 2011 earthquake to the Christchurch factory that produced the product.
What part of speech is Marmageddon?
Marmageddon is a noun.

Words near Marmageddon in the dictionary

  1. marlus
  2. marly
  3. marm
  4. marma
  5. Marmaduke
  6. Marmageddon
  7. marmalade
  8. marmalade box
  9. marmalade boxes
  10. marmalade dropper
  11. marmalade droppers

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