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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
Julia Teti, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
To end the week, Gabrielle Union’s long pixie cut and sculpted, blushed skin at Schiaparelli’s front row set the tone for Haute Couture week.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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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
Her signature pixie cut hair was coifed to one side and featured flowing waves that framed her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
To end the week, Gabrielle Union’s long pixie cut and sculpted, blushed skin at Schiaparelli’s front row set the tone for Haute Couture week.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pixie
Adjective
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Are people born wicked, or is wickedness thrust upon them?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cancer had snatched his leg with a wicked arm tackle.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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About 24 hours later, the mischievous feline found her forever home.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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That fierce jaw, those full lips, the upper one bowed and sweet — at odds with the mischievous grin tugging at its corners.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There were scavenger hunts, tree decorating, dance classes, football clinics and, of course, pics with Santa and the elves.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
7 Feb. 2025
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The film, directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised as an elf in Santa’s workshop who returns to New York City to meet his biological father, played by the late James Caan.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
28 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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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.—
Lindsay Zoladz,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 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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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don’t threaten my kids.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don't threaten my kids.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mike was a Sagittarius: adventurous, open-minded, playful, spontaneous, and reluctant to commit to anything.—
Erika W. Smith,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the beginning of the shoot, the team was in a good mood and almost playful.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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