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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
Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The French cast is flawless, as is Zoey Deutch in a pixie cut as Jean Seberg.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 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
Taylor, who performed at the awards show, wore a sexy eyelet minidress and pixie cut, while Pierre made jaws drop in a black suit.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The French cast is flawless, as is Zoey Deutch in a pixie cut as Jean Seberg.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
Adjective
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For some, that Friday will be extra wicked, but for a good reason.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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As if Minos inspired such hatred, such fear and disgust, that the feelings themselves boiled up from Daedalus’s heart and gushed out through the tap to cook the wicked king alive.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Various cultures interpreted the ephemeral aberrations as fairies, ghosts or spirits.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
29 Sep. 2025
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On the Blumarine spring 2026 runway in Milan on Friday, models tapped into their inner bohemian-fairy party girl personas with charcoal eyeliner smudged around their eyes, faded hues on their lips and tired waves in their hair.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the preview, a mischievous group of young diplodocus splash in the water around a pair of kayaking guests, while other juveniles like the triceratops are more cautious in nature, choosing to stick close to their parents.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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The special will be made available on Disney+ the following day, and the elves will head to ABC’s shelves later in the season.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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For years, his default expression for the cameras was a catlike, impish grin.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Popping in for story time and serving goblin snacks on holidays kept me tethered to my clingy girl.—
Nancy Prentice,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some say the cave system would have connected the goblins from Hopkinsville to Hellier.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 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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Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some trolls were naturally left confused by the choice as most of the Grammy winner’s songs are in Spanish.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kate debuted with blonde hair and was immediately met with troll comments.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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