Weet-Bix
Weet-Bix proper noun: a breakfast cereal sold in Australia and New Zealand, consisting of biscuits of compressed wholegrain flakes.
Proper noun (1)
Weet-Bix
- A breakfast cereal sold in Australia and New Zealand, consisting of biscuits of compressed wholegrain flakes.
- While my Weet-bix soaked, I learned why from morning radio. Premier Malcolm was thought to be on the verge of tendering his resignation.1995, Dave Warner, City of Light, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, page 320
- “This is my breakfast in Australia.[…]”[…]Siri soaked his Weet-bix with kiri-hodi and ate it. Siri′s mother tried it plain.2002, Sunil Govinage, The Black Australian: Black Swans and Other Stories, page 25
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Weet-bix
Weet-bix
- Alternative form of Weet-Bix.
Forms of Weet-Bix
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Origin of Weet-Bix
A deliberate alteration of wheat + biscuit. A trademark owned by Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company, used in Australian English from the 1920s onwards.
Words formed from Weet-Bix
- have had one's Weet-Bix today
Phrases with Weet-Bix
Questions about Weet-Bix
- What does Weet-Bix mean?
- Weet-Bix means a breakfast cereal sold in Australia and New Zealand, consisting of biscuits of compressed wholegrain flakes.
- What part of speech is Weet-Bix?
- Weet-Bix is a proper noun.
Words near Weet-Bix in the dictionary
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