as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
the story that if you follow a rainbow to its end, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold
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Recent Examples of leprechaun
On March 17, there will be a find-the-leprechaun contest for a gift card.
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Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Place a leprechaun hat on your pet's head and let your child know a leprechaun did it.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
Leave a note from the leprechaun signed with an Irish name.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
While leprechauns are usually small, make sure the footprints are big enough to be noticed.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Place a leprechaun hat on your pet's head and let your child know a leprechaun did it.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
Leave a note from the leprechaun signed with an Irish name.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
While leprechauns are usually small, make sure the footprints are big enough to be noticed.
—Amanda Rock, Parents, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leprechaun
Noun
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Lung, 52, previously told Hong Kong local newspaper Ming Pao that the character was inspired by his childhood, which was filled with Nordic folk tales of elves, trolls and fairies.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Last August, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen asked Blanchett, who played the elf Galadriel in all three films, if Lord of the Rings constituted her biggest payday.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Thousands of visitors showed up dressed as their favorite characters from all parts of pop culture — superheroes and supervillains, wizards, elves, goblins, animals, Ghostbusters, Jedi and Sith, who all are calling Kansas City home base from Friday, March 21, to Sunday, March 23.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Kids consider costumes ranging from spooky goblins to little angels, and parents begin considering how to ration the candy collected after a long night of trick-or-treating.—
Sen. Dan Hall,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
Noun
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For instance, people used to hang iron on their doors at night to keep faeries and demons out of their homes (talismans) and a knock on the door in the middle of the night was to be ignored, for surely some evil spirit was lurking outside.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Leprechaun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leprechaun. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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