Meanings
plural craisins · alternative Craisin
- A dried cranberry.
c. 2004, Judith Moffett, "The Bear's Baby", in Gardner Dozois, ed., The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection, 2004, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 156, Denny passed the remaining hours of daylight eating a sandwich and a packet of craisins, […]
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But the craisins I have had in the past, seem to have additional sugar.
1995 May 12, Pete Stryjewski , “How to make craisins?”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet)Then I threw a craisin (sweetened dried cranberry) in my mouth and it flew to the back of my throat and stuck there, choking me....
1997 April 3, Kristen Mahan-Moutaw , “Bad Moods”, in bit.listserv.cinema-l (Usenet)I was giving him craisins and he started to stick his head in the bag looking for more.
2002 March 12, pinktrixrabbit@aol.comnospam, “Mr. Craisin Head”, in alt.pets.rabbits (Usenet)
Origin
Genericization of the brand name Craisin. Blend of cranberry + raisin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hebrew חמוצית מיובשת /חֲמוּצִית מְיֻבֶּשֶׁת
- חמוצית מיובשת /חֲמוּצִית מְיֻבֶּשֶׁת (khamutsít m'yubéshet)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
craisin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craisin
“craisin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craisin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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