Meanings
Origin
Blend of parev + margarine, coined by Dwayne Lipinski (of the New York state Department of Agriculture and Markets) in the late 1960s while drafting regulatory standards for nondairy ice cream, which was at the time marketed most prominently to Jews.
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APA
parevine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parevine
MLA
“parevine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parevine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parevine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parevine.
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