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Friendsmas
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English
Etymology
en friends Christmas.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Friendsmas.wav US
Noun
en informal A Christmas celebration spent with one's friends.
en Friendsgiving
en 2014-12-25 Eryk Bagshaw Unwanted Christmas gifts: $520 million worth of presents w:The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/national/unwanted-christmas-gifts-520-million-worth-of-presents-20141223-12clrw.html Few would have a greater mountain of unwanted Christmas gifts to climb than primary school teacher Kathleen Bevis, who splits her time between four Christmas's and one "Friendsmas" each year. "I couldn't get rid of it," Ms Bevis said. "I re-gifted it to a friend at Friendsmas, only to find it left behind." https://web.archive.org/web/20250715083406/https://www.smh.com.au/national/unwanted-christmas-gifts-520-million-worth-of-presents-20141223-12clrw.html 15 July 2025
en Christmas