Meanings
- humorousChristmas
it's a Chrimbus miracle.
2012 July 10, 2cute4u, “Re: Mid Atlantic Region: Capital Section: OPEN SECTIONALS”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 11 Apr 20265 more examples
Oh hey, merry chrimbus to you, too
2002 December 27, Quack Quack Quack Quack <oneangrySPAMgoat@yahoo.com>, “Re: Stopping Kick Votes”, in alt.games.half-life.tfclassic (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2026On Dec. 5, Adult Swim will broadcast a Tim and Eric "Chrimbus Special," a 44-minute holiday spoof.
2010 December 1, Aaron Leitko, “AWESOMELY BIZARRE”, in The Washington Post, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN[Lane:] I celebrate Chrimbus. That's my— [Brindley:] Chrimbo. [Lane:] No, Chrimbus. [Brindley:] What kind of—What's that? [Lane:] It's like Chrimbus—It's like—It's like Christmas, but it's got a different name.
2012 December 18, The Yogscast, 16:40 from the start, in Jaffa Factory 76 - Bin Chute, spoken by Honeydew [pseudonym; Simon Lane] and Xephos [pseudonym; Lewis Brindley], via YouTube, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2025Howdy, hey! Merry early chrimbus, everyone. Thought I'd write a devlog discussing the game, because gorsh, have I made progress.
2019 December 19, DirectDoggo, “Devlog 19/12/19 (Biggest devlog yet!)”, in Steam Community, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2026Chrimbus Gift for @siftmicro.bsky.social and KenjuEX
2026 January 1, simplysecretsauce.bsky.social, Bluesky, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2026
Origin
Alteration of Christmas. Attested since at least 2002, though popularized by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim in The Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job Chrimbus Special (2010).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Chrimbus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrimbus
“Chrimbus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrimbus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chrimbus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrimbus.
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