Kriss Kringle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kriss Kringle
Alteration, by folk etymology, of German Christkindl little Christ child, equivalent to Christ Christ + kind child + -l diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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NORAD’s Santa Tracker, which is displayed on TV news channels throughout Christmas Eve, will show children and families the location of Kriss Kringle in real-time, including when he is in the Inland Northwest.
From Seattle Times
Lorang is hardly the only Santa to have scaled back or stepped away entirely from the Kriss Kringle business as the pandemic enters its second Christmas.
From Seattle Times
After Dickens, Chesterton — the apostle of tradition, paradox and joie de vivre — seems the most Christmas-y of writers, and yet he’s far more than a literary Kriss Kringle.
From Washington Post
On Dec. 13, as reported in The Seattle Times, student protesters gathered beneath the colossal Kriss Kringle to distribute leaflets to weekend Christmas shoppers while singing carols rewritten for the occasion.
From Seattle Times
Last Christmas, this Kriss Kringle skipped hearing gift requests in person because the mall would not provide a plexiglass shield.
From Washington Post
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