Meanings
plural Friendsmases
- informalA Christmas celebration spent with one's friends.
1 more example
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."
2014 December 25, Eryk Bagshaw, “Unwanted Christmas gifts: $520 million worth of presents”, in The Sydney Morning Herald
Origin
Blend of friends + Christmas.
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Friendsmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friendsmas
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