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"etymology_text": "Named as a result of an Australian national competition. The name was chosen in part for its similarity to Marmite.",
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"word": "cheesymite scroll"
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"word": "happy little vegemite"
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"ref": "1980, Colin Hay, Ron Strykert (lyrics and music), “Down Under”, performed by Men at Work",
"text": "I said, \"Do you speak-a my language?\" / And he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich",
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"ref": "1998, Desiree Webber, Travel the Globe: Multicultural Story Times, page 5",
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"ref": "2007, Jeanne Jacob, Michael Ashkenazi, The World Cookbook for Students: Afghanistan to Cook Islands, page 48",
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"ref": "2007, Ron Davidson, Fremantle Impressions, Fremantle Press, page 60",
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"sense": "food paste made from yeast",
"word": "維吉麥"
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"sense": "food paste made from yeast",
"word": "維吉麥"
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"roman": "Wéijímài",
"sense": "food paste made from yeast",
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