stocking stuffer
stocking stuffer · stocking stuffers
A small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's…A small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve in anticipation that Santa Claus would fill it with gifts.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)A small, relatively inexpensive Christmas present suitable for placing in a child's stocking, which was traditionally hung by a fireplace on Christmas Eve in anticipation that Santa Claus would fill it with gifts.
a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking
Forms
plural: stocking stuffersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking:stocking filler