"Marmite" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marmite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Marmite [comparative], most Marmite [superlative]
Etymology: French marmite. From the French for a flesh-pot; the common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign featuring the slogan "love it or hate it". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|marmite}} French marmite Head templates: {{en-adj}} Marmite (comparative more Marmite, superlative most Marmite)
  1. (UK, informal) Divisive Tags: UK, informal
    Sense id: en-Marmite-en-adj-xkvYHirl Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English trademarks, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 40 6 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 34 8 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 33 7 4 Disambiguation of English trademarks: 42 25 19 14 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 30 9 5

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marmite.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: French marmite. From the French for a flesh-pot; the common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign featuring the slogan "love it or hate it". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|marmite}} French marmite Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Marmite
  1. (Commonwealth) A brand of sticky, dark brown, strongly flavoured spread based on a yeast extract (a by-product of beer brewing), eaten on toast, in sandwiches, in savoury dishes, etc. Tags: Commonwealth Categories (topical): Food and drink Derived forms: Marmitegate, Marmitey
    Sense id: en-Marmite-en-name-BWZC9gTQ Disambiguation of Food and drink: 0 67 0 33 Categories (other): Commonwealth English

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marmite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Marmites [plural]
Etymology: French marmite. From the French for a flesh-pot; the common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign featuring the slogan "love it or hate it". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|marmite}} French marmite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Marmite (countable and uncountable, plural Marmites)
  1. (UK, informal) Something which people either love or hate. Tags: UK, countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Marmite-en-noun-CUZX2d8e Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)maɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Marmite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Marmites [present, singular, third-person], Marmiting [participle, present], Marmited [participle, past], Marmited [past]
Etymology: French marmite. From the French for a flesh-pot; the common-noun sense derives from an advertising campaign featuring the slogan "love it or hate it". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|marmite}} French marmite Head templates: {{en-verb}} Marmite (third-person singular simple present Marmites, present participle Marmiting, simple past and past participle Marmited)
  1. (transitive) To apply Marmite to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-Marmite-en-verb-vjWgJ3pM

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "A LOT of people could ask me that question. It’s a Marmite thing, you either love him or hate him,” admits Consett actor Chris Coxon who is one of the first people on the planet to attempt to become a real-life version of cult animated character Spongebob Squarepants",
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