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stocking stuffers

stocking stuffers is the plural of stocking stuffer.

Meaning of stocking stuffer

Noun

stocking stuffer (plural stocking stuffers)

  1. (informal) A small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve in anticipation that Santa Claus would fill it with gifts.
    • Gimbels is scintillating with last minute stocking stuffer ideas!1945 Dec. 21, "Last . . . But Not Least" (display advertisement), Milwaukee Journal, p. 45 (retrieved 25 Jan. 2010)
    Synonyms:
    stocking filler

Questions about stocking stuffers

What is stocking stuffers the plural of?
Stocking stuffers is the plural of stocking stuffer.

Words near stocking stuffers in the dictionary

  1. stocking filler
  2. stocking fillers
  3. stocking frame
  4. stocking frames
  5. stocking stuffer
  6. stocking stuffers
  7. stocking up
  8. stocking-feet
  9. stocking-filler
  10. stocking-fillers
  11. stocking-foot

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