Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marmageddon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-maged-don
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

New Zealand usage

noun

Synonym of Marmitegate.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Prime Minister John Key is among thousands of Kiwis having to ration their Marmite, as 'Marmageddon' enters its second day."
"First it was "Marmageddon" as Marmite vanished from shop shelves - now Vegemite has been hit by supply problems."
"Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, Marmite fans faced 'Marmageddon' with the Sanitarium factory forced to cease production of the well known condiment due to extensive renovations of its earthquake damaged factory."
"The Marmageddon reaction seemed entirely out of proportion to the problem."
"(see title)"
"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)."

Etymology

From Marm(ite) + -mageddon.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Marmite

Usage

New Zealand usage
British usage

Synonyms

Marmitegate

Questions

What does marmageddon mean?: 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.
Where does marmageddon come from?: From Marm(ite) + -mageddon.

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