pressie

British

/ ˈprɛzɪ /

noun

an informal word for present 2

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The retailer has followed up last year's The Long Wait with The Journey, launched on Friday, featuring a snowman that, er ... goes to a certain department store to get his snowlady a pressie.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012

Shrek Forever After star Eddie Murphy got the perfect birthday pressie as he took home fave voice in an animated movie.

From Children's BBC ● Apr. 4, 2011

First up is a documentary interviewing the cast, crew and fans followed by a new Christmas episode in which Mark buys Dobby a pair of tongs as a Christmas pressie.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2010

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