Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secret santa

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: se-cret san-ta
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

The person who buys a present for another in a secret-Santa exchange.

Example Sentences

"I could tell Mary was my secret Santa."

Inflected Forms

secret Santas (plural)

Phrases

white elephant exchange

Frequently Paired Words

white elephant exchange

Synonyms

Kris Kringle

Questions

What does secret santa mean?: 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.

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