Meanings
plural stocking stuffers · alternative stocking-stuffer
- informalA small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve in anticipation that Santa Claus would fill it with gifts.
Gimbels is scintillating with last minute stocking stuffer ideas!
1945 Dec. 21, "Last . . . But Not Least" (display advertisement), Milwaukee Journal, p. 45 (retrieved 25 Jan. 2010)1 more example
But for ordinary Canadians, gift guides . . . give readers a window into what others will be receiving on Christmas morning, from the smallest stocking stuffer to the largest luxury gift.
2007 November 24, Derek McCormack, “A guide to Gift Guides”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 25 Jan 2010Synonyms: stocking filler
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve in anticipation that Santa Claus would fill it with gifts.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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stocking stuffer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stocking%20stuffer
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