Meanings
Santy1
- IrelandNorthumbriacolloquialespeciallyA diminutive name for Santa Claus.
They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.
2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250Synonyms: Santy Claus
Santy2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA diminutive name for Santa Claus.
Origin
Santy · proper noun
- FrenchSanty
- FrenchSanty
- EnglishSanty
Borrowed from French Santy.
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Cite this entry
Santy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy
“Santy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy.
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