Definition of Stocking filler

1. Noun. A small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking.

Exact synonyms: Stocking Stuffer
Generic synonyms: Christmas Gift, Christmas Present

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stocking Filler

stockin'
stockin's
stockiness
stockinesses
stockinet
stockinets
stockinette
stockinette stitch
stockinettes
stocking
stocking-feet
stocking-foot
stocking-stuffer
stocking-stuffers
stocking cap
stocking filler (current term)
stocking frame
stocking stuffer
stocking stuffers
stockinged
stockinger
stockingers
stockingfeet
stockingfoot
stockingful
stockinging
stockingless
stockingmaker
stockingmakers
stockings

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 ? ..."

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