secret Santa

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Noun

secret Santa (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.

   Synonym: Kris Kringle

   I could tell Mary was my secret Santa.

Translations

tradition

• German: Wichteln (de) n
• Hungarian: karácsonyi húzás
• Portuguese: amigo secreto m, amigo oculto
• Spanish: amigo invisible m

person who buys a present

• German: Wichtel (de) m
• Portuguese: (Rio de Janeiro) amigo oculto, (São Paulo) amigo secreto
• Russian: секре́тный Санта (sekrétnyj Santa)
• Spanish: amigo invisible m

Further reading

• secret Santa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia