Etymograph

English

Marmageddon

From Marm(ite) + -mageddon.

Formed from Marmite + -mageddon

Old French marmite

French marmite ‘pot, cooking pot, marmite’

English Marmite

Today it means

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.

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