"secret Santa" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-secret Santa.wav Forms: secret Santas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): People Translations (tradition): Wichteln [neuter] (German), karácsonyi húzás (Hungarian), amigo secreto [masculine] (Portuguese), amigo oculto (Portuguese), amigo invisible [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-secret_Santa-en-noun-DUV72U6i Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'tradition': 81 19
  2. The person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange. Categories (topical): Christmas, People Synonyms: Kris Kringle Translations (person who buys a present): Wichtel [masculine] (German), amigo oculto [Rio-de-Janeiro] (Portuguese), amigo secreto [São-Paulo] (Portuguese), секре́тный Санта (sekrétnyj Santa) (Russian), amigo invisible [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-secret_Santa-en-noun-AK96CFQt Disambiguation of Christmas: 40 60 Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'person who buys a present': 23 77

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