Chrismahanukwanzakah

US/ˌkɹɪs.məˌhɑ.nəˈkwɑn.zə.kə/

noun

A fictional holiday in December combining aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into one festival.

OriginEnglish Kwanzaa ← Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀- ← Middle English Cristemasse →
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Meanings

nounChrismahanukwanzakah (plural Chrismahanukwanzakahs)

plural Chrismahanukwanzakahs · alternative Christmahanukwanzakah

  1. humorousA fictional holiday in December combining aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into one festival.

    Have a Blessed Chrismahanukwanzakah and a Spectacular New Year!

    2009 December 16, "John H", “Approval ratings not the best...”, in rec.boats (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah! Merry HanuKwanzMas! (Whew... that covers everyone, right?)

    2005 December, “Diversity Calendar 2006”, in Cincinati Magazine, volume 39, number 3, Emmis Communications, →ISSN, page 66

    How could Fox ever win its holiday war now? Surely all would be lost, and the nation would be forced to endure another Chrismahanukwanzakah.

    2007, Joseph Minton Amann, Tom Breuer, Fair and Balanced, My Ass!: An Unbridled Look at the Bizarre Reality of Fox News, →ISBN, page 247

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰrey-
  3. Ancient Greekχρίω (khríō)
  4. Ancient Greekχρῑστός (khrīstós)
  5. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)
  6. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)
  7. Ancient GreekΧρῑστός (Khrīstós)
  8. LatinChrīstus
  9. Old EnglishCrist
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  13. Proto-Italic*meitō
  14. Old Latinmītō
  15. Latinmittō
  16. Latinmissiō
  17. Latinmissa
  18. Old Englishmæsse
  19. Old EnglishCristes mæsse
  20. Middle EnglishCristemasse
  21. EnglishChristmas
  22. EnglishHanukkah
  23. Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀-
  24. EnglishKwanzaa
  25. EnglishChrismahanukwanzakah

Blend of Christmas + Hanukkah + Kwanzaa.

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Chrismahanukwanzakah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrismahanukwanzakah

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Chicago

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