X-mas Day

A form of Christmas Day — The day on which Christmas is celebrated. It is December 25 in the West, and January 7 in some Eastern Orthodox churches.

Meanings

X-mas Day1

nounX-mas Day (plural X-mas Days)

plural X-mas Days · alternative X'mas Day · alternative X'mas day · alternative X-mas day · alternative Xmas Day · alternative Xmas day

  1. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of Christmas Day.

    Former Knicks coach Hubie Brown, 90, will call New York's 56th X-mas Day game

    2023 December 18, Alex Raskin, “REVEALED: ESPN announcers for its annual NBA Christmas Day bonanza when LeBron James' Lakers renew rivalry with the Celtics and the Knicks play on December 25 for the 56th time”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2023
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    If Christmas shopping is to be done, it will have to be done early and before X-mas Day, for on that day the retail stores of the city will be closed.

    1915 December 14, “Stores Will Close on Christmas Day”, in The Scioto Gazette, daily edition, volume 46, number 138, Chillicothe, Oh., →OCLC, page 7

    TRY OUR X-MAS DAY CARCIATURE ASSASSINATION! […] Delivered anywhere in UK before X-mas Day!

    1990 December 11, Lucretia, “Last-Minute X-mas Blues?”, in The Guardian, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 16

X-mas day2

nounX-mas day (plural X-mas days)

plural X-mas days · alternative X'mas Day · alternative X'mas day · alternative X-mas Day · alternative Xmas Day · alternative Xmas day

  1. abbreviationinformalAbbreviation of Christmas day.

    You should buy early as we will probably be sold out before X-mas day arrives.

    1912 December 12, Brown Brothers, “13 Days Until Christmas”, in The Medford Star, volume XIX, number 30, Medford, Okla., →OCLC, page [7]
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    Soon 12/25, the failed X-mas day bombing attack, Blair embarrassed the WH by misstating the status of the new High-Value Detainee Interrogation Unit (HIG) teams.

    2010 May 20, Marc Ambinder, “The Night Beat: Clapper, and What's Next for the Intelligence Community”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2010

    Man I just got up not too long ago and see we have a deal! I feel like my kids on X-mas day!

    2011 November 28, LeBron James, quotee, “Basketball: James 'juiced' at end of lockout”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2011
Cite this entry
APA

X-mas Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-mas%20Day

MLA

“X-mas Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-mas%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “X-mas Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-mas%20Day.

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