Advent calendar

noun

1. a large card with a brightly coloured sometimes tinselled design on it that contains small numbered doors for children to open on each of the days of Advent, revealing pictures beneath them

Example Sentences

She had her eye on the annual beauty product advent calendar from the London-based brand Liberty, which retails for $365, but decided against it due to the tariffs.

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Ellen O’Brian hadn’t bought a candy-filled advent calendar in years, but when she saw the festive cardboard box with little numbered panels in her local natural foods store, she couldn’t resist.

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Alongside packets from long-gone brands such as Tudor Crisps, he has limited edition mugs, a crisp advent calendar and a Walkers jacket.

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She has also picked up a bag of Playmobil characters for a few pounds to replicate the firm’s more costly Advent calendar for Maeve.

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They’re all over your TikTok and Instagram – people unboxing the latest extravagant beauty advent calendar.

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