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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish julklapp (“Christmas present”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Julklapp m (strong, genitive Julklapps or Julklapp, plural Julklapps)
- (Northern Germany) Synonym of Wichteln; secret Santa
2019 December 30, Ralf Sotscheck, “Die Wahrheit: Kriskindls Schrottwichteln”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Aber was sollen Obdachlose mit Ofenhandschuhen und Badezusätzen? Ich nahm das Geraffel wieder mit nach Hause. Ich weiß auch schon, wer es nächstes Jahr zum Julklapp bekommen wird.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Julklapp” in Duden online
- “Julklapp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache