secret Santa

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Noun

secret Santa (plural secret Santas)

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.
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

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