Christmas present
noun/ˌkɹɪsməs ˈpɹɛzənt/
Etymology Christmas + present (“relating to now, current”). Present is used as a postpositioned adjective. First popularized in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
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A contemporary Christmas.
- Christmas past becomes Christmas present.1998 May 15, Janet Colsher Teitsort, Long-Distance Grandma: How to Stay Connected with Grandkids Far Away, Baker, →ISBN, page 145:
- Anita had been relieved to unload the burden of her Christmases Past following her Process but she certainly hasn't told Max any of the details of the Christmases present she'd be spending with John.2012 May 3, Stella Duffy, chapter 13, in Wavewalker, Profile Books, →ISBN, section 5:
- Derived terms
- Ghost of Christmas Present
- Related terms
- Christmas past, Christmas future