leprechauns

Cultural  

1. In the folklore of Ireland, little men who resemble elves. Supposedly, leprechauns can reveal — but only to someone clever enough to catch them — the location of buried treasure, typically a crock of gold hidden at the end of the rainbow.

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Example Sentences

It is easy-breezy, light spirited — rainbows, leprechauns, good luck, good cheer — it is childlike in its commitment to being pure fun.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024

Gnomes and shrooms go together like leprechauns and pots of gold, so pair this funky fungus with your chillest gnomie.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

“They were just the little beings out in the outskirts of town that would make your life difficult,” Professor Stuart said, comparing them to leprechauns or elves in other traditions.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

McKenna, a gold sceptic no more, is a community relations manager for the mining company Dalradian Gold, and instead of leprechauns he envisages licences, drilling and jobs.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2020

Matthew attracted friends like a rainbow attracts leprechauns.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman