pixie
Americannoun
plural
pixies-
a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
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a small, pert, or mischievous person.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of pixie
First recorded in 1620–30; originally dialect (southwestern England) pixy, pigsy, pisky; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The pixie dust of film school wore off fairly quickly, she remembers.
From Los Angeles Times
Cardi B sported a range of different hairstyles for her court appearances this week, including a black pixie cut one day and long blonde locks the next.
From BBC
Seberg’s haircut in the original film, a super-short, blond pixie cut, rewrote fashion trends around the world and encapsulated a spirit of youthful, diffident insouciance.
From Los Angeles Times
She accessorised the look with a spiky beach blonde pixie cut and stylish eyeglasses.
From BBC
For Knox, freedom has meant accepting a mantle that her young, manic pixie self could never have envisioned.
From Salon
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