Santy en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsænti/ (Northumbria)
Etymology
From Santa + -y.
Meanings
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(Ireland, Northumbria, colloquial, especially) A diminutive name for Santa Claus.
They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.
2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250: