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

Three years later came Crock of Gold, with its album cover featuring a painting by Shane MacGowan of leprechauns that resembled the demons that seemed to haunt him throughout his life.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

In Mayan culture, an aluxe is believed to be a mischievous elflike being that lives in the woods, a creature of folklore similar to leprechauns, unicorns, mermaids and the Loch Ness Monster.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Much of the work that came his way was playing leprechauns, Santa’s elves and other kinds of elves, all roles he refused.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2022

Matthew attracted friends like a rainbow attracts leprechauns.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman