pixy

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He seemed to have made his appearance suddenly, like a pixy child, and to have vanished back into Fairyland.

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  1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  2. creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

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  • I've begun to bond with the woman assigned to me: Daniela, a petite Latina with pixy bangs and perky, brown eyes. —  New York Press
  • Someone discloses the "less than fair" deal after the market turns to pixy dust. —  Lake Minnetonka Liberty
  • It's just annoying to watch the good candy languish while the kids refuse to do anything but snort pixy stix. on 04 / 11 / 2009, -0 / +9What a boring article. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Then we have McKey. .she's the one with My So-Called life hair - so they give her short black hair … pixy style. .nice! —  The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
  • At least I have the weekend to look forward to! vanity pets, but I finally (might) get a cute little Frost Wyrm, oh and the is a weekly comic installment created on caffeine and pixy sticks. —  WoW.com
 

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