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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-template-copy-28/
- Published: 2024-12-24T17:15:54.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-24T17:15:53.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

Xmas (noun):

*Informal*  
Christmas - now used chiefly for brevity in advertisements, headlines, etc.

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xmas?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : X (symbol for Christ, from the Greek letter chi (X), initial of Christos Christ) + -mas (in Christmas). First known use was in 1721

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