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Meaning of "secret Santa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECRET SANTA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECRET SANTA

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Secret Santa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECRET SANTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Secret Santa

Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition in which members of a group or community are randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost, since the alternative gift tradition is for each person to buy gifts for every other person. In this way, the Secret Santa tradition also encourages gift exchange groups whose members are not close enough to participate in the alternative tradition of giving presents to everyone else.

Definition of secret Santa in the English dictionary

The definition of secret Santa in the dictionary is a system whereby each member of a group chooses at random another member of the group for whom to buy a Christmas present at an agreed cost, so that each member buys one present and receives one present. Other definition of secret Santa is a person chosen in this way to buy another person's Christmas present.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECRET SANTA

secret
secret agent
secret history
secret mosquito
secret police
secret service
secret society
secret weapon
secreta
secretage
secretagogic
secretagogue
secretaire
secretarial
secretarial agency
secretarial college
secretariat
secretariate
secretaries
secretaries-general

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECRET SANTA

anta
Atalanta
Atlanta
Granta
infanta
manta
maranta
planta
quanta
Santa
Tanta
Vedanta

Synonyms and antonyms of secret Santa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «secret Santa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECRET SANTA

Find out the translation of secret Santa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of secret Santa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «secret Santa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神秘圣诞老人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Santa secreto
570 millions of speakers

English

secret Santa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुप्त सांता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سرية سانتا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

секрет Санта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Papai segredo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিক্রেট সান্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Secret Santa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rahsia santa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wichteln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

秘密のサンタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비밀 산타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rahasia Santa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bí mật ở Santa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரகசிய சாண்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुप्त सांता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gizli Santa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segreto di Santa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sekret Święty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

секрет Санта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Moș Crăciun Secret
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυστικό Σάντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geheime Santa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemliga Santa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemmelig i Santa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of secret Santa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECRET SANTA»

The term «secret Santa» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SECRET SANTA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «secret Santa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «secret Santa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about secret Santa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECRET SANTA»

Discover the use of secret Santa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to secret Santa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Secret Santa
A tale of love, romance, confusion, and Christmas perfectly timed for the holiday season.
Sabrina James, John Scognamiglio, 2013
2
Herbie's Secret Santa
As Lottie and Herbie get ready for Christmas, Herbie does something he regrets and cannot enjoy the holiday until he tells Lottie about it.
‎2002
3
Confessions Of A Bitter Secret Santa
Noel is upset when she draws the stuck-up new girl, Mia, in her class's secret santa drawing, and she feels worse when everyone else gets a present from their secret santa before she does.
Lara Bergen, 2008
4
Secret Santa
When tragedy strikes close to home, Secret must do everything in her power to put an end to the horror in time for Santa to come down the chimney.
Sierra Dean, 2011
5
The Secret Santa
Carolyn Keene. Christmas after all. And Christmas day hadn't even arrived! Nancy took out her special blue notebook. She opened it and wrote: Today I solved the Secret Santa mystery. Now I know why grownups always say it's better to give ...
Carolyn Keene, 2012
6
Secret Santa: A Novel
Tired of covering the usual seasonal fluff -- and in no mood for warmth and sincerity -- she reluctantly accepts her editor's assignment to travel to nearby Hamden and cover the story of Secret Santa, a benevolent stranger who appears ...
Robert Tate Miller, Beth Polson, 2007
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Secret Santa
Secret Santa Anthology includes He'd Better Watch Out!
Janelle Denison, Isabel Sharpe, Jennifer LaBrecque, 2006
8
Secret Santa: with audio recording
The Robin Hill School first-graders celebrate the spirit of Christmas in this holiday-themed Level 1 Ready-to-Read story with audio. It is Secret Santa Day at school, and Katie is wearing her special Christmas sweater.
Margaret McNamara, 2012
9
Her Secret Santa
"Day Leclaire writes wonderful romances!" —Debbie Macomber Mathias Blackstone is either Seattle's own version of Scrooge or Santa Claus… Mathias Blackstone has a reputation for ruthlessness.
Day Leclaire, 2011
10
Spy Dog Secret Santa
LARA is a SPY DOG for life, not just for Christmas .
Andrew Cope, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECRET SANTA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term secret Santa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hillary Clinton's 'Santa' is her hairdresser
Washington (CNN) Hillary Clinton's secret Santa is a hairdresser in New York. The vague reference to "seeing Santa" early one summer 2009 morning included ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
USPS workers charged with Secret Santa scam to steal gifts
They really scrooged over a bunch of poor kids. A trio of Postal Service renegades stole gifts from Secret Santas intended for underprivileged children, federal ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
3
Cops around the country give away money with Secret Santa project
At a time when relations between police and the public are nothing short of tense, a viral Secret Santa movement is helping local law enforcement agencies ... «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
4
Covington police give drivers $100 bills instead of traffic citations …
Covington police officer gives away $100 during secret Santa traffic stop Covington police Sargent Russell Spinks gives away a $100 bill during a traffic stop ... «NOLA.com, Dec 14»
5
Ask Amy: Secret Santa gift exchange gets staffed out
Dear Walker: Nothing screams "the most wonderful time of year" quite like a "secret Santa" contest staffed out to an administrative assistant and followed up by a ... «Chicago Tribune, Dec 14»
6
Bill Gates gives a lucky person one of the best Secret Santa gifts ever
Reddit has a massive Secret Santa gift exchange every year and one of its most high-profile participants is none other than Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. «BGR, Dec 14»
7
Viral Secret Santa story inspires millions
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A few hours after our Secret Santa story first aired, our social media people noticed something remarkable happening -- viewers sharing it ... «CBS News, Dec 14»
8
Secret Santa Surprises Odessa Boys & Girls Club
The club held their Christmas party on Friday where Santa Claus made a special appearance. Santa just happened to be Ector County District Attorney, Bobby ... «NewsWest9.com, Dec 14»
9
Secret Santa delivers layaway surprise
Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it becomes easy to forget that this is a season of giving. One couple found a way to help by donating to ... «USA TODAY, Dec 14»
10
Pennsylvania secret Santa pays off $50000 in layaway balances for …
A secret Santa has stunned shoppers in Pennsylvania by dropping $50,000 to buy 100 people their layaway gifts at Wal-Mart. The anonymous donor ... «New York Daily News, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Secret Santa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/secret-santa>. May 2024 ».
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