Kissmiss

Kissmiss

English

Proper noun

Kissmiss

1. (nonstandard, childish or pronunciation spelling) Christmas.
   • 2003, Fanny Parkes Parlby, ‎William Dalrymple, Begums, Thugs and Englishmen: The Journals of Fanny Parkes (page 95)

     The saddler, who is also a servant, has brought five trays in honour of kissmiss (Christmas); […]

   • 2015, Marie Meyer, Across the Distance

     “Say 'Merry Christmas,'” I said.
     “Merry Kissmiss!” Michael and Mitchell said in unison.

   • 2016, Neoma Nayrah, The Light Under the Door

     And the little tree, the children's tree, lights up in red, green, blue and yellow, and they gasp and applaud and laugh and say, “Mewwy Kissmiss Mom!”

   • 2018, C. F. Frizzell, Crossing the Line

     “Yes, we'll bake Christmas cookies for Santa, together.”
     “Kissmiss cookies!” Katie exclaimed, clapping her hands and sending berries around the room.

References

• Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “Kissmiss”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […]. (defined as a "native servant's word for Christmas")