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happy holidays

happy holidays phrase: a greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.

Phrase

happy holidays!

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US) A greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
    • In the United States people say Happy Holidays to include all people on the earth: the Jewish people Celebrating Hanukah, Africans celebrating Kwanza, Middle Eastern people celebrating Eid, Christians celebrating Christmas, […]2009, Ruben Santos Claveria, Holiday Songs and Kisses: Christmas Songs And other Poems
    • Madeleine Mayfair, What Should I Write? 101 Holiday Wishes for Greeting Cards
      Season's greetings and happy holidays!

Questions about happy holidays

What does happy holidays mean?
Happy holidays means a greeting used during the Christmas and winter holiday season to recognize the celebration of many holidays, sometimes starting with Thanksgiving and including Hanukkah, the winter solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's Day.
What part of speech is happy holidays?
Happy holidays is a phrase.

Words near happy holidays in the dictionary

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