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Crimbo, n. Brit. slang.
Brit. |ˈkrɪmbəʊ|, U.S. |ˈkrɪmˌboʊ|
Forms: 19– Chrimbo, 19– Crimbo; Also with lower-case initial.
[Humorous alteration of Christmas n., perhaps reflecting childish speech; compare -o suffix. Compare Crimble n.]
Christmas. Cf. Crimble n. Also used in interjections: cf. Christmas n. 1c.
1928Strand Mag. July 70/1 306 You've saved your man, by crimbo. 1966P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 63 Dick Crimbo = St. Nicholas. 1989Looks Dec. 5 Worth cancelling a crimbo party to catch this one, it's totally fab. 2001GQ Nov. 122/2 A crisp {pstlg}20 handed to the dustman just before Crimbo may seem like sheer profligacy. |