Charlie Brown tree

English

Etymology

From the TV special "A Charlie Brown Christmas," in which the title character picks an unattractive Christmas tree to decorate. The selection of the tree represents a protest against the commercialization of Christmas .

Noun

Charlie Brown tree (plural Charlie Brown trees)

  1. A Christmas tree considered undesirable by normal standards, often small and sparse.
    • 1985, Lasley F. Gober, The Christmas lover's handbook, or, How to plan the merriest Christmas—ever!, Betterway Publications, →ISBN, page 137:
      There is a place in our Christmas for a Charlie Brown tree—as the Children's Tree.
    • 1998, Liz Curtis Higgs, Help! I'm laughing and I can't get up, T. Nelson Publishers, →ISBN, page 89:
      As Regina put it, "It was the ugliest, skinniest Charlie Brown tree you ever saw."
    • 2005, Janell M. Ramos, Waiting for Odysseus‎, Goddess Guild Publishing, →ISBN, page 36:
      She liked to think of it as a Charlie Brown tree, worthy of pity, not just a plain old ugly tree.

Usage notes

  • Often used as a term of endearment.

Synonyms

  • Charlie Brown Christmas tree

Hypernyms

References

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