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also pixy
as in wicked
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party
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also pixy
as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies
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Recent Examples of pixie
Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
On August 1, the 29-year-old actor best known for her role in 13 Reasons Why revealed an unreasonably cool pixie mullet on Instagram, courtesy of celebrity hair stylist Halley Brisker.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
However, for the fashion house’s 1985 ready-to-wear collection, her hairstyle was muted, coiffed in a pixie cut, blown to the left.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
On August 1, the 29-year-old actor best known for her role in 13 Reasons Why revealed an unreasonably cool pixie mullet on Instagram, courtesy of celebrity hair stylist Halley Brisker.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
Adjective
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There's no rest for the wicked in Ligue 1 as Lens prepares to open another campaign in the French top flight at home to Lyon on Sunday.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Not since the days of Gossip Girl, the deliciously wicked mid-2000s teen television drama, has New York City's Upper East Side been a spot for the cool kids.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lacy maintains a mischievous relationship with social media.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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With the help of Michał, a fellow school outcast, Hania encounters Sindri—a mischievous pixie living in the nearby forest—who vows to aid them.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The entrance to elf land was about to be democratized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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That excitement, though, is never quite fulfilled in this story of two elf brothers (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) who try to complete a spell to bring their father back to life for a day.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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But Kealoha offers Lilo a wellspring of sadness and aching loneliness just beneath the surface of her more impish qualities.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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The impish yet cute plushies are a global sensation among Gen Z and even those older, often hanging on handbags, backpacks and belt loops.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
Noun
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To some, the creatures that purportedly visited Kelly — about eight miles north of Hopkinsville — became known as goblins.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monster cats, women with ravenous mouths in the back of their heads, mountain goblins, mermaids with carp bodies, foxes that transform into samurai messengers—the list goes on.—
Katherine Larson
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Its revenue more than doubled in 2024 to 13.04 billion yuan ($1.81 billion), thanks in part to its elvish monster.—
Michelle Chapman,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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Maeglin was corrupted by his forbidden desire for King Turgon’s daughter, Idril, who also happened to be his first cousin—a big taboo in elvish culture.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
Noun
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On social media, the governor has crafted this new persona as a Trump-esque troll, posting in ALL CAPS and in Trump's signature style, generating AI memes at Trump's expense, excoriating MAGA as a bunch of lemmings and essentially playing POTUS' own game against him.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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In recent weeks, California Governor Gavin Newsom has given his press office free rein to go full all-caps troll mode on X.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There’s also a playful side threaded through the record, embodied in the reappearance of his alter ego, Billy Bob Bo Bob — a kind of fantastical trickster figure he’s inhabited before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Aug. 2025
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Assets with compelling, natural storytelling, where the emotional connectivity and playful nature of the ad proved central to its performance.—
Manuel Machado,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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