variants:
or fairy money
Definition of fairy gold
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: money held to be given by fairies but turned into rubbish when put to use
2
: wealth or prosperity that may vanish as swiftly as it is acquired : precarious or illusory wealth
was to have been, according to those who profited most from its fairy gold, an era that would transcend the business cycle— Stringfellow Barr
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“Fairy gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fairy%20gold. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
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