Chrismukkah

English

Etymology

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English Christmasblend.

English Hanukkahblend.

English Chrismukkah

Blend of Christmas + Hanukkah.

A similar formation can be found in German Weihnukka (from Weihnachten (“Christmas”)), and compare also Dutch Chanoeklaas, a merger of Hanukkah and the Dutch winter holiday of Sinterklaas which similarly involvies gift-giving.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪsmʊkə/

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Proper noun

Chrismukkah

1. The merged holiday of Christmas and Hanukkah.
   • 2012, Joshua Eli Plaut, A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to be Jewish, page 147:

     Kimberly Duran of DallasNews.com, for example, referenced restaurants that served Chrismukkah foods in 2005 when Hanukkah and Christmas coincided.

   • 2024 December 21, Remy Tumin, Claire Moses, “This Chrismukkah, Latkes and Eggnog Go Together”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Celebrating both holidays is nothing new. But the TV show “The O.C.” helped popularize a term for it when the character Seth Cohen (played by Adam Brody) celebrated “Chrismukkah” in an episode in 2003.

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Usage notes

The term gained currency after its usage on a 2003 episode of The O.C. and the 2005 convergence of the two holidays.

Related terms

• Chrismahanukwanzakah