craigslist

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verb

To advertise (a product or service) on the Craigslist website.

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Meanings

verbcraigslist (third-person singular simple present craigslists, present participle craigslisting, simple past and past participle craigslisted)

present singular third person craigslists · participle present craigslisting · participle past craigslisted · past craigslisted

  1. InternetinformaltransitiveTo advertise (a product or service) on the Craigslist website.

    Over the days that follow Andrew's party, the craigslisting mania from our potential seller does not abate.

    2009, Mary Elizabeth Williams, Gimme Shelter, page 207

Origin

From the name of the website, itself from Craig's list (after founder Craig Newmark).

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APA

craigslist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craigslist

MLA

“craigslist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craigslist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craigslist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craigslist.

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