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Santy

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Northumbria/ˈsænti/

Santy proper noun: a diminutive name for Santa Claus.

Proper noun (1)

Santy

  1. (Ireland, Northumbria, colloquial, especially) A diminutive name for Santa Claus.
    • They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250
    Synonyms:
    Santy Claus

Proper noun (2)

Santy (plural Santys)

  1. A surname from French.

Synonyms of Santy

Forms of Santy

pluralSantys

Origin of Santy

From Santa + -y.

Borrowed from French Santy.

Phrases with Santy

Words that rhyme with Santy

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Questions about Santy

What does Santy mean?
Santy means a diminutive name for Santa Claus.
What part of speech is Santy?
Santy is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Santy?
Santy is pronounced /ˈsænti/ (Northumbria).

Words near Santy in the dictionary

  1. santula
  2. santur
  3. Santurce
  4. santurs
  5. Santushti
  6. Santy
  7. Santy Claus
  8. santyl
  9. Santys
  10. Santé
  11. SANU

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