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Santa Claus

Or San·ta Klaus

[san-tuh klawz]

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noun

a benevolent figure of legend, associated with Saint Nicholas, supposed to bring gifts to children on Christmas Eve.

Santa Claus

/ ˈsæntə ˌklɔːz /

noun

Often shortened to: Santa.��Also called: Father Christmas.��the legendary patron saint of children, commonly identified with Saint Nicholas, who brings presents to children on Christmas Eve or, in some European countries, on Saint Nicholas' Day

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Santa Claus¹

1765–75, from Dutch Sinterklaas, equivalent to sint saint + heer (Myn)heer ( def. ) + Klaas, short for Niklaas Nicholas ( def. )

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When Craig spots Austin cracking a corny one-liner on the nightly news, he smiles like Santa Claus is real.

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"The claimed similarities are an unprotectable jumble of elements: A title and hook phrase used by many earlier Christmas songs, other commonplace words, phrases, and Christmas tropes like 'Santa Claus' and 'mistletoe'," they wrote.

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Verse got the same treatment Santa Claus received at halftime of an infamous 1968 game at Franklin Field.

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Rumor has it Santa Claus will give her a drone this Christmas season — and a Webster Dictionary to look up what the word “drone” means.

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We believe in Santa Claus, reindeer that fly, and elves on shelves that descend from the North Pole and embed themselves in our homes.

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