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

“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

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

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

Instead of dancing, they launched themselves across the field and began throwing what seemed to be handfuls of fire at the leprechauns.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling