"Chrimbo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Chrimbos [plural]
Etymology: The OED cites the first printed usage (of the variant spelling Crimbo) as being in 1928. They give John Lennon's 1963 usage in a Beatles' Fan Club Christmas single as the first recorded use of the variant form Crimble. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Chrimbo (plural Chrimbos)
  1. (British, slang) Christmas, especially with regard to its more secular and commercial aspects. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Christmas Synonyms: Crimble, Crimbo
    Sense id: en-Chrimbo-en-name-fYp-~h2x Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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