crimbo

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Definition of crimbo in English English dictionary

Christmas, especially the more secular and commercial aspects

{i} (Slang) Chrimbo, Christmas, Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ (celebrated on December 25)

Etymology

() * The OED cites the first printed usage to 1928. They credit John Lennon's 1963 usage in a Beatles' Fan Club Christmas single as the first recorded use of the variant form Crimble.