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.
| 1928 Strand Mag. July 70/1 306 You've saved your man, by crimbo. 1966 P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 63 Dick Crimbo = St. Nicholas. 1989 Looks Dec. 5 Worth cancelling a crimbo party to catch this one, it's totally fab. 2001 GQ Nov. 122/2 A crisp {pstlg}20 handed to the dustman just before Crimbo may seem like sheer profligacy. |