Friendsmas

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Christmas celebration spent with one's friends. informal

    "Few would have a greater mountain of unwanted Christmas gifts to climb than primary school teacher Kathleen Bevis, who splits her time between four Christmas's and one "Friendsmas" each year. […] "I couldn't get rid of it," Ms Bevis said. "I re-gifted it to a friend at Friendsmas, only to find it left behind.""

Example

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"Few would have a greater mountain of unwanted Christmas gifts to climb than primary school teacher Kathleen Bevis, who splits her time between four Christmas's and one "Friendsmas" each year. […] "I couldn't get rid of it," Ms Bevis said. "I re-gifted it to a friend at Friendsmas, only to find it left behind.""

Etymology

Blend of friends + Christmas.

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