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Crimbo Is Cringe-O – What Brits Think Of Other Names For Christmas

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18.12.2025

People toasting to Christmas cheer.

I am partial to a little British twee language. I love having a ‘picky bits’ dinner and calling it that. I often call the toilet the ‘loo’ and I find it sweet when people call fizzy drinks ‘pop’.

However, I draw the line at ‘Crimbo’. I think it’s time for us, as a society, to move on from saying Crimbo. It’s just a bit far. It gives me the ick, it makes me squirm and it often honestly feels forced.

It’s time to let it go.

Nearly half of Brits agree that ‘Crimbo’ is crap

According to new data from YouGov, 46% of........

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