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trail mix

American  

noun

  1. gorp.


trail mix British  

noun

  1. a high-energy snack food consisting of dried fruit, nuts, and seeds, eaten esp by hikers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The same goes for categories that don’t seem traditionally fermentation-forward: Pickle-flavored trail mix grew by 10%, as opposed to 4% for the general category.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

It’s the perfect picnic dessert that can be enjoyed on its own or in a homemade trail mix with crackers, dried fruit and salted nuts.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025

And over on a hard-to-come-by couch, 84-year-old “EO” director Jerzy Skolimowski sat by himself snacking on the popcorn and trail mix available for guests.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

Ours is an improbable world, in which Birkenstocks and tie-dye — once signifiers of hippie anti-style, as glamorous as trail mix — are now more chic than ever.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

By the time I worked my way back up to the road, the others were standing around munching trail mix.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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