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Santarchy
 n.— «Police say they don’t know if their behaviour is linked to “Santarchy”—a so-called worldwide phenomenon designed to undermine the commercialisation of Christmas. Derived from the words “Santa” and “anarchy,” Santarchy began in North America in the mid-1990s, with street theatre, pranks and drunkenness.» —“Repris of bad Santas in Auckland” Radio New Zealand Dec. 19, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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