Meanings
plural Thanksmases
- informalA celebration held between Thanksgiving and Christmas, especially because a family is unable to get together at either of the other dates.
This particular Thanksmas, Bill accepted an invitation to be my house guest — enthusiastically accepted.
2004, Bob Guter, John R. Killacky, Queer crips: disabled gay men and their stories, page 1521 more example
The terrified looks on everyone's face when it was time to play that game was enough incentive to come to Thanksmas.
2011, Tamara Jane Owens, Remembering Mary Jane, page 78
Origin
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Thanksmas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Thanksmas
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