Christmas creep

noun

The inexorable tendency for the commercial aspects of Christmas to appear earlier every year.

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Meanings

nounChristmas creep (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe inexorable tendency for the commercial aspects of Christmas to appear earlier every year.

Origin

Christmas + creep

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APA

Christmas creep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20creep

MLA

“Christmas creep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20creep. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas creep,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20creep.

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