Christmas Slang Special - What is the meaning of Yule, Xmas and Chrimbo?

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Dec 5, 20233:34Education

For the next two weeks every episode is dedicated to British Christmas slang.Today we will be starting with different words for the winter season. So let’s get started. Christmas is a time for friends, food and fun but i...

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