reindeer corn

noun

A limited-time Christmas candy, a red-green-white (or other sequence of these three colors) version of candy corn.

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Meanings

nounreindeer corn (plural reindeer corn or reindeer corns)

plural reindeer corns

  1. A limited-time Christmas candy, a red-green-white (or other sequence of these three colors) version of candy corn.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reindeer, corn.

Origin

From the association of reindeer, who pull Santa Claus's sleigh, with Christmas. From the Christmas colors being red and green. From the coloring of this candy corn, white, red, and green, Christmas-y colors; and its time-limited release during the period around Christmas. From the shape of this candy, resembling corn.

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APA

reindeer corn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20corn

MLA

“reindeer corn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20corn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reindeer corn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20corn.

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