tooth fairy
noun
: a fairy believed by children to leave money while they sleep in exchange for a tooth that has come out
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The survey found that some 7% of tooth fairy payments come in the form of gift cards.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Iowa Senator defends her statement in sarcastic video mentioning tooth fairy
Ernst addressed the town hall moment in a seemingly sarcastic video on May 31.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 June 2025
From the savage little tooth fairies that swarm around Hellboy’s team, to the forest god that sprouts along the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, to the mechanical Golden Army itself, the movie is like the pages of del Toro’s famous notebook come to life in living color.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Send any news, comments, tooth fairy lux goods, and Moon boots to talk@qz.com.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Iowa Senator defends her statement in sarcastic video mentioning tooth fairy
Ernst addressed the town hall moment in a seemingly sarcastic video on May 31.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 June 2025
From the savage little tooth fairies that swarm around Hellboy’s team, to the forest god that sprouts along the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, to the mechanical Golden Army itself, the movie is like the pages of del Toro’s famous notebook come to life in living color.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Send any news, comments, tooth fairy lux goods, and Moon boots to talk@qz.com.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for tooth fairy
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“Tooth fairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tooth%20fairy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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