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Definition of Stocking filler
1. Noun. A small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stocking Filler
Literary usage of Stocking filler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1877)
"Oh, stocking-filler, Santa Claus, I heard you whistle—what's the cause ? You rough
and shaggy children's friend, Why did you for a fairy send ? ..."
2. St. Nicholas Book of Plays & Operettas (1900)
"Oh, stocking-filler Santa Glaus, I heard you whistle—what's the cause 1 You rough
and shaggy children's friend, Why did you for a fairy send ? ..."
3. The Indiana School Journal by Indiana State Teachers Association (1878)
"Oh, stocking-filler, Santa Claus, I heard you whistle—what's the cause ? You rough
and shaggy children's friend, Why did you for a fairy send ? ..."