leprechaun
a dwarf or sprite.
a conventionalized literary representation of this figure as a little old man who will reveal the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him.
Origin of leprechaun
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The computer graphics are monotone overlaid in Lucky Charms leprechaun green.
Up To a Point: Binge Watching Putin's Propaganda Network | P. J. O’Rourke | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTColin Farrell was originally set for the foul-mouth leprechaun played by Butler, but dropped out.
‘Movie 43’: How Hollywood’s Super-Star-Studded Movie Failed Unnoticed | Kevin Fallon | January 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEntertainment Weekly named this 2003 movie, the sixth in the leprechaun series, one of the 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made.
10 Movies Too Awful for the Theater | Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video | March 28, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTJust now he was being a sly leprechaun, if one can imagine a double-chinned, three-hundred pound leprechaun.
The Marooner | Charles A. StearnsHe told us that he was a leprechaun (male), but that in a ruined fort near us dwelt the Pixies.
The Coming of the Fairies | Arthur Conan Doyle
"More, perhaps, than you imagine—cares and anxieties," said the leprechaun.
The Bunsby papers | John Brougham"And what a life-time," observed the leprechaun, reproachfully.
The Bunsby papers | John BroughamTo my first intention; that is, to illustrate the position in Fairydom of the leprechaun.
The Bunsby papers | John Brougham
British Dictionary definitions for leprechaun
/ (ˈlɛprəˌkɔːn) /
(in Irish folklore) a mischievous elf, often believed to have a treasure hoard
Origin of leprechaun
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