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Xmas

Xmas

10 2.1
A short form of Christmas, the December 25 holiday when people often give gifts
  • noun
  • /ˈɛksməs/
  • Informal
translation icon : Navidad
  • On Xmas Eve, families often gather to celebrate with a festive dinner.

I call this piece of art XI Xmas Stick Edition because it's me and Amanda.

Examples

  • A pre-war theatre closed with a sign: UNDER RENOVATION - OPENING XMAS 1991.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Thanks for putting this before us before I did my Xmas shopping.

    Blog text (32)

  • Let's make some Xmas magic, people.

    Three Wiser Men And A Boy (2024)

  • One is for me to try, four are to give out as Xmas gifts.

    Blog text (17)

  • Maybe, in a week or two, we can talk about Xmas.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I had seen the alarm clock and was thinking of an Xmas present.

    Blog text (23)

  • " It's the Xmas season, folks," he announced in his deep, jolly voice.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Merry Xmas to everyone my little buttercup.

  • I emailed her that, frankly, I'd appreciate it if she dropped me from her Xmas card and email lists.

    Blog text (25)

  • Merry Xmas, Harry.

    American Psycho (2000)

Synonyms

Christmas
vsXmas
∞ 1.0

A Christian holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus

is the shortened written form used instead of the full holiday name
Christmas Day
vsXmas
62 1.0

A day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25

is the shortened written form used instead of the full holiday term
Dec 25
vsXmas
5 1.0

A Christian holiday on December 25 when people celebrate the birth of Jesus

is the shortened written form typically used in informal writing

Surface Forms

Xmas singular
Xmasses plural

Etymology

Xmas is a short form of Christmas. The X stands for the Greek letter that looks like an X and was long used to mean 'Christ', so Xmas simply means 'Christmas' and is often used on cards and signs.