Paganmas

From pagan +‎ -mas, after Christmas.

Paganmas

1. (rare, often humorous or derogatory) Christmas as a pagan holiday.
   • 2000 December 21, Damian Barr, “Has Christmas been stolen by the new dotcom economy?”, in The Times, 1F3 edition, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:

     […] worldwide this year. Inboxes are jammed with the Christmas Hanukkah and Paganmas […]

   • 2004 December 25, Kinkysod, “while in the x-mas spirit”, in alt.dating.uk.south-east‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 December 2025:

     Happy Paganmas Sharron!

   • 2005 November 11, Eh?, “Question for Catholics”, in soc.culture.scottish‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 December 2025:

     Everything Catholic is here [link] Remember to shop early for Christianmas or buy fresh baby skulls for Paganmas.

   • 2006 December 5, Neil Foster, “Debate: Is the true meaning of Christmas being lost?”, in Daily Mail, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 61:

     The Christian authorities cunningly held their own festivals at about the same time as the pagans did but stuck their own labels on them, knowing that tradition and force of habit would do the rest. Thankfully, Christianity is dying out and within a few generations will be as dead as its founder. A Merry Paganmas to everyone!

   • 2014 December 25, Frank Howell, “Merry Christmas”, in rec.outdoors.rv-travel‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 December 2025:

     > Merry Christmas to all of those to whom it might apply. […]
     And a Merry Paganmas to all the Pagans and Gentiles.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Paganmas.

• Often used mockingly by Christians to express discontent with secularization of Christmas, but also used conversely by those who support it.