secret Santa

Holiday gift lottery

Secret Santa is a gift exchange tradition, typically among coworkers or friends, where participants are randomly assigned someone to buy a present for while keeping their identity hidden until the gift is given.

The arrangement often includes a spending limit.

We're doing secret Santa at the office this year—I drew my boss's name.

gifting

present

Gift or current moment

giving · parcel · package · wrapped · regifting · thoughtful · handmade · homemade · gag gift · trinket

anonymity

anonymous

Of unknown origin

incognito · hidden · unnamed · guessing · clues · identity · unidentified · covert · undisclosed · concealed

holiday

Christmas

Winter nativity celebration

winter · party · celebration · merriment · cheer · carols · decorations · eggnog · mistletoe · holly

tradition

custom

Habitual group practice

white elephant · Kris Kringle · Pollyanna · game · rules · exchange · gathering · potluck · event

participation

colleagues

Professional associates

group · hat · lottery · assigned · opt-in · signup · organizer · participants · matching · pairs

Categories
Opposites
anonymity of giving

secret Santaknown donor

Genetic source with disclosed identity

gift exchange format

secret Santawhite elephant

Burdensome, useless possession

grab bag · potluck

Family

secret, Santa, secrete, secretion, secretive, secretly, secrecy, secrets, secreted

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G