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Asian don't raisin

Asian don't raisin phrase: people of Asian descent show fewer physical signs of aging.

Phrase

Asian don't raisin

  1. (slang) People of Asian descent show fewer physical signs of aging.
    • And for a bit of levity, "Asian don't raisin," so, like vampires, we don't age.2022, Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, Uncanny Magazine Issue 45: March/April 2022, page 122
    • Jackson pauses a moment, then he laughs. He's figured it out. Raisins are wrinkled. Old people are wrinkled. "Asian don't raisin," he says. He likes the incorrect grammar of the sentence.2023, Karin Lin-Greenberg, You Are Here

Origin of Asian don't raisin

Modelled after black don't crack, alluding to the wrinkly texture of raisins. Raisin is used as a verb.

Questions about Asian don't raisin

What does Asian don't raisin mean?
Asian don't raisin means people of Asian descent show fewer physical signs of aging.
What part of speech is Asian don't raisin?
Asian don't raisin is a phrase.

Words near Asian don't raisin in the dictionary

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