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Down under

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  1. 1
    In Australia. idiomatic

    "Surfing is a popular sport down under."

  2. 2
    Into Australia; to Australia. idiomatic

    "We traveled down under for our vacation."

  3. 3
    By extension, anywhere, or to anywhere, south of the Equator
  4. 4
    Hell; in Hell. euphemistic, rare

Etymology

Refers to the fact that the Australian continent lies south of, colloquially thought of as 'below' or 'under', the equator.

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