variants
also pixy
as in wicked
tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness
resorted to some pixie high jinks to liven up the office party
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also pixy
as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
leave a dish of milk and some bread out for the pixies
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Recent Examples of pixie
Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The best sparkly eyeshadow is the beauty equivalent of pixie dust.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Revel, a kombucha brewery and tasting room, will release a pixie tangerine kombucha.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022
Maurice is a genially bearish man, with curly brown hair, who looks like a brainier John Laroquette; Katia, with short hair and glasses and a vivacious grin, suggests a pixie version of Terry Gross.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
Emma Stone — who debuted her new pixie cut for the first time on the red carpet — was eager to indulge when someone told her that sushi was available in the next room over.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The best sparkly eyeshadow is the beauty equivalent of pixie dust.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
Adjective
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This is a wicked satire that would make Jonathan Swift sit up and take notice.—
Barbara Ellis,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cinderella becomes Cinderella, and Elvira becomes the wicked stepsister.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Coyotes often mate for life and are good parents, a contradiction to popular culture’s idea of the desert wolf as mischievous and cunning villain.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Pudi, as usual, is as mischievous as ever in his relentless pursuit of climbing the corporate ladder, outsmarting his bosses—and perhaps even himself.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Obsessed with the fantasy genre, this uniquely creative queen designs and sews her own outfits, often with a ‘futuristic elf’ aesthetic.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2025
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Men in Santa Claus costumes and women dressed as elves are already converging on lower Manhattan to puke into gutters and pee between cars.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her glamorous sound, fiery technique and sharp musicality, served up with impish charm and slinky couture, reliably cause runs on the box office.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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But Nathalie would never let this drop and would bring it up again years later with that wink in her eye and her impish smile.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The grandfather is eventually kidnapped by goblins, forcing the siblings to find and rescue him while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahamut, which could mean the end of the world.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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Even some of the little neighborhood goblins stayed home – possibly to watch television.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Another trail leads to an elvish waterfall cascading down a wall of ferns and flowers.—
Roger Naylor,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Jan. 2025
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Some kind of elvish concoction that’s far more satisfying than any drink mere humans could concoct?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The trolls won the medium and the country went with it.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2025
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Here’s the thing: This kind of troll drag really appeals to me.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Decorated with lace-up flys and perched just so on the hips, Marant’s tight pants are playful, vintage-inspired takes on the trend.—
Jana Ackermann,
Glamour,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Top Dawg signee leaps beyond her TikTok hit and playful EPs with effortless storytelling and beats that harken back to ’90s hip-hop.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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