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secret Santa

secret Santa noun: a Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.

Noun

secret Santa (plural secret Santas)

  1. A Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.
  2. The person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange.
    • I could tell Mary was my secret Santa.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of secret Santa

Forms of secret Santa

pluralsecret Santas

Questions about secret Santa

What does secret Santa mean?
Secret Santa means a Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.
What part of speech is secret Santa?
Secret Santa is a noun.
What is the plural of secret Santa?
The plural of secret Santa is secret Santas.

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