Christmas present · noun1
Christmas present · noun2
Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Christmas, present. Full definition →
Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.