13 Funny Yankee Swap Gifts

Are you looking for a hilarious and annoying Yankee Swap gift?  You have come to the right place!  This guide will highlight some of the best “worst” Yankee Swap gifts available.  These funny yankee swap gifts are so ridiculous that they are guaranteed to simultaneously delight and annoy the recipient! Remember to toss the receipt! No take backsies!

What is a Yankee Swap?

A Yankee Gift Swap is a type of gift exchange where participants give funny, useless, or strange presents to each other.  It is a very fun way to give presents to your friends or loved ones and is guaranteed to generate plenty of laughs. Plus, sometimes you see something absolutely ridiculous in the store that might not have any other purpose beside to be a ridiculous gift. Yankee Swaps have become very popular in the last few years within the United States, so there are now thousands of items perfect for Yankee Swaps.

Many offices and friend groups have started doing Yankee Swaps at Christmas because it is much more fun than giving each other traditional Christmas presents.  Most Yankee Swap gifts are cheap, which makes having a Yankee Swap a great idea for extended families on a budget.

The traditional rules for a Yankee Swap gifts are as follows:

  • Each participant supplies one wrapped gift that is placed in a central location (under the Christmas tree for example)

  • Participants are randomly assigned a number, which indicates their gift-choosing order.  You can draw numbers from a hat.

  • The  person who picked number 1 goes first.  They choose a random present that is not their own and unwrap it.

  • On subsequent turns, participants have the option of unwrapping a gift or “stealing” a gift from another participant.  If a participant’s gift is stolen, they can unwrap another present or steal a gift from someone else.  Gifts can only be stolen three times.

  • The game is over when everyone has had one turn, or once all the presents have been opened!

Playful rivalries develop as participants steal the tackiest gifts from each other. Don’t be afraid of tweaking the rules if you have a better way of performing a Yankee Swap — it’s all about having fun!

What is a Yankee Swap Gift?

Certain types of items make great Yankee Swap gifts.  They usually have one or more of the following attributes:

They are very Tacky

Tacky items like decorative Christmas jumpers, t-shirts with unicorns, bright pink underwear, or lampshades shaped like body parts are all great choices.  If you would be embarrassed to use the item, it would make a great Yankee Swap gift!

They are bizarre

Items that are weird can also be great Yankee Swap gifts.  A can of unicorn meat, an automated pet petter, a lunchbox labeled “human organs” and so on.

They are gross

Anything that makes you cringe can work well as a Yankee Swap gift.  Consider fake poo in a box, chocolate covered bacon, a farting coin bank or a toilet bowl coffee mug.

They are risqué

Items that feature nudity or sexual themes can also be great presents for a Yankee Swap.  Consider a cooking apron with fake breasts, a perverted garden gnome doing a poo, or salt and pepper shakers that show two cute pigs fornicating!  Any item that is embarrassing to use makes a great choice — just remember to constantly ask the recipient where the gift is every time you visit their home!

They are useful while being unusual

Yankee Swap gifts don’t have to be useless!  You can find some weird items that are useful around the home.  If the recipient starts using the item regularly, they will generate laughs all through the year.  A karate lettuce chopper or novelty coffee cup can get plenty of use and might become one of their favorite items!

Some of the Best Yankee Swap Gifts!

THE ORIGINAL TOILET MUG


BigMouth Inc. The Original Toilet Mug – Hilarious 12 oz Ceramic…

  • HILARIOUS COFFEE MUG: Watching someone drink from BigMouth Inc’s The Original Toilet Coffee Mug is guaranteed to crack…
  • PERFECT FOR HOME OR OFFICE: This silly toilet-shaped mug will make your co-workers do a double take. It is a perfect…
  • MAKES A GREAT GIFT: This high-quality ceramic coffee mug makes a great present for any gift giving occasion and is sure…

This is a classic Yankee Swap gift that is both disgusting and incredibly funny.  It is a toilet bowl-shaped coffee mug that is quite disgusting to drink from — the perfect gift for someone with a potty mouth!  It is a high-quality ceramic mug made by BigMouth Inc.  It holds 12 ounces of your favorite sewerage-colored beverage.

FIFTY SHADES OF CHICKEN: A PARODY IN A COOKBOOK


Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook

  • Fifty Shades of Chicken A Parody in a Cookbook
  • Hardcover Book
  • Fowler, F.L. (Author)

This hilarious book is a parody of the popular 50 Shades of Grey series.  It focuses on the erotic side of preparing, cooking and devouring chicken!  You will learn how to tie up your chicken, caress her skin, gently prepare her for the oven and finally reach a climax after 60 minutes at 350 degrees.  It is the perfect Yankee Swap gift and sure to draw a few laughs from the group.

DOWNSPOUT GARDEN GNOME


Funny Garden Gnomes Outdoor Statue, Decorative Downspout Extension Outdoor

  • Gnome has excellent features, including rear end
  • Very unexpected and surprising prank
  • Funny and great for lawns, backyards, bathrooms, and kitchens.

This cheeky garden gnome is the perfect Yankee Swap gift for anyone who is proud of their garden. An 8  inch tall and wearing a bright red hat, this gnome will be hard to miss in the garden.  The look of mischief on his face makes it a must have yankee gift!

fred lunch bags


Fred TAKE-OUT FAKE-OUTS Lunch Bags, 24 Count

  • Fake take out bags from off putting eateries
  • Prevent prying eyes and wandering hands from lifting your lunch
  • Eight wonderfully wacky styles

This item is simultaneously funny, strange, and useful!  They are take-out bags with different sayings.  It is perfect for carrying a snack!

GAMA-GO flipper


GAMA-GO Flipper, X-Large, Red

  • Completely dishwasher safe
  • Made of sturdy silicone
  • Won’t stick to pans

This is a fun-to-use item that is perfect for a Yankee Swap.  It is a dishwasher safe plastic flipper in the shape of a guitar.  Don’t just settle for flipping your egg with a spatula!

HOW TO TRAUMATIZE YOUR CHILDREN BOOK


How to Traumatize Your Children: 7 Proven Methods to Help You Screw Up…

  • Whether you want to send your children to therapy with the same techniques your parents used or try an entirely new…
  • Paperback lets you learn the latest buzzwords and trends in traumatic parenting
  • Choose a personal trauma style – controlling, indulgent, and more

This is a great Yankee Swap gift that will every parent will want!  It is an instructional tome on how to screw up your kids that features helpful illustrations and checklists.  It also includes the latest buzzwords used by bad parents and the recent trends in “traumatic parenting.”  Perfect for parents looking for bad advice!

FISH SHAPED HAND SOAP

Bass Soap on a Rope, Hand Soap

  • Detailed
  • Smelly
  • Unforgettable

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This fish soap is a must have Yankee gift! Imagine getting clean with a big cold hard fish! Yuck! Luckily this fish soap smells just as good as it looks. You can grab this as a great present for a fisher buddy, a dad, a little kid, an old man, or anyone who has a sense of humor. The ingredients include Coconut Oil, Responsibly Sourced Palm Oil, Hemp Seed Oil, Safflower Oil, and delicious-smelling essential oils. Use as body soap or hand soap.

THE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE CUTTING BOARD


Fred THE OBSESSIVE CHEF Bamboo Cutting Board, 9-inch by 12-inch

  • FUN & FUNCTIONAL: It’s time to let your inner obsessive loose in the kitchen, with this precision cutting board. This…
  • CLEVER DESIGN: THE OBSESSIVE CHEF cutting board includes a multitude of guide lines for different grid sizes and angles…
  • QUALITY MATERIALS: Made of strong, long-wearing, easy to clean, and environmentally sustainable bamboo. The lines are…

Do you have friends or relatives who are perfectionists?  Grab this obsessive-compulsive chopping board to help them on their quest for perfection!  It is a bamboo chopping board with various guide lines and grids imprinted on it.   A great Yankee Swap gift that the perfectionists in your group will want.

“THE STICK FAMILY WAS DELICIOUS” WINDOW DECAL


Slap-Art Your Stick Family was Delicious T-Rex – Vinyl Decal Sticker

  • – Can be used on any flat surface such as windows, cars, laptops, and more!
  • – High Quality Avery vinyl that lasts 5+ years!
  • – Removes with no residue or damage to the surface!

Most people fall into one of two camps — either they are happy to put decals of stick figures on their car that represent their family members, or they hate people that do that.  If you hate the people with stick figure decals, grab this decal.  It features a T-Rex gobbling up a stick family for dinner.  Guaranteed to generate a few laughs.

GIN & TITONIC — TITANIC ICE TRAY

This is a great gift for people with a morbid sense of humor!  It is a food-safe synthetic ice cube tray in the shape of four Titanic ocean liners and four icebergs.  You can recreate the famous sinking of this huge ship in a glass of gin or bourbon!

BACON BANDAGES


Accoutrements Bacon Strips Bandages

  • Each tin contains twenty five bandages
  • Each bandage measures approx. 3″ L x 1″ W
  • Each tin contains a bonus trinket

Is there anything bacon can’t do?  This is the perfect Yankee Swap gift — ridiculous and useless!  This product consists of a tin container branded with “Bacon Bandages” graphics.  The tin contains fifteen bacon bandages and a bonus trinket.

ICE CREAM DOOR STOP


LIOOBO Plastic Door Stopper Ice Cream Shaped Slip Resistant Finger…

  • The ‘vanilla ice cream’ topped cone is made of durable plastic and will hold fast to any hard, smooth surface -…
  • So realistic you really do want to just touch it to see if it’s still cold!
  • This eccentric stopper draws attention to a thoroughly useful but often ignored household item – a guaranteed…

This is a great novelty item that also works well as a Yankee Swap gift.  It is a sturdy plastic door stop that looks like an ice cream dropped onto the floor.  It will definitely cause the visitors to your home to do a double take!  it will take them a minute to realize that the ice cream is fake.

BAG OF UNICORN FARTS


The Original Bag Of Unicorn Farts Cotton Candy Funny Novelty Gift for…

  • NOW WITH MORE COTTON CANDY! Funny Unique Gift For All Ages.
  • DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH? Bag of Unicorn Farts are guaranteed to brighten a friend’s day.
  • SCIENTIFIC FACT: FARTS IN A BAG ARE FUNNY! The 3oz fruit punch cotton candy is delicious!

Did we mention that the best Yankee Swap gifts need to be ridiculous?  Gifts don’t get much stupider than this bag of unicorn farts!  It is a colorful package containing a small bag of cotton candy.  Expect it to be a popular item with the group because everyone will be curious about the flavor of unicorn farts!

We hope you enjoyed our list of the best Yankee Swap gifts.  These ridiculous items are funny as holland guaranteed to make your gift giving a fun filled event.

There you have it, 13 funny yankee swap gift gifts. Make sure you check out our great list of gift ideas for men. Do you and your family play Yankee Swap? What house rules do you play with? What are some of the best gifts you have given or recieved? Share your comments below!

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