secret Santa

noun

A Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.

“I could tell Mary was my secret Santa.”

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Kris Kringle
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Meanings

nounsecret Santa (plural secret Santas)

plural secret Santas

  1. A Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts to each other, with each person randomly selected to give a gift to one other person.
  2. The person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange.

    I could tell Mary was my secret Santa.

    Synonyms: Kris Kringle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange.

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Kris Kringle
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kris kringle

Translations

German Wichteln, Wichtel
  • Wichtelntradition
  • Wichtelperson who buys a present
Hungarian karácsonyi húzás
  • karácsonyi húzástradition
Portuguese amigo secreto, amigo oculto
  • amigo secretotradition
  • amigo ocultotradition
  • amigo ocultoperson who buys a present
  • amigo secretoperson who buys a present
Russian секре́тный Санта
  • секре́тный Санта (sekrétnyj Santa)person who buys a present
Spanish amigo invisible, amigo secreto
  • amigo invisibletradition
  • amigo secretotradition
  • cuchumbotradition
  • amigo invisibleperson who buys a present
  • amigo secretoperson who buys a present
Ukrainian тає́мний Са́нта, тає́мний Са́нта
  • тає́мний Са́нта (tajémnyj Sánta)tradition
  • тає́мний Са́нта (tajémnyj Sánta)person who buys a present
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APA

secret Santa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20Santa

MLA

“secret Santa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20Santa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secret Santa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secret%20Santa.

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