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English noun: fairy | |||
| 1. | fairy (person) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | ||
| Synonyms | faerie, faery, fay, sprite | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spiritual being, supernatural being | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brownie, dwarf, elf, fairy godmother, gnome, gremlin, hob, imp, Morgan le Fay, Oberson, pixie, pixy, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, Titania, tooth fairy, water nymph, water spirit, water sprite | ||
| 2. | fairy (person) offensive term for an openly homosexual man | ||
| Synonyms | fag, faggot, fagot, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gay man, shirtlifter | ||
| Domain usage | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | ||
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