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")