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Vinony

pixie

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪksi/

name

Etymology: From its IATA code of PX.

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noun

Etymology: Uncertain; 17thC, originally in the folklore of southwest England; perhaps diminutive of Swedish pysk (“fairy”); perhaps Puck + -sy; see Wikipedia.

  1. A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.

    “Then she saw pixies — dozens and dozens of pixies — dancing and singing.”

    “When she looked around, Mary saw four pixies flying toward her. She had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit. Then the pixies turned around and attacked again.”

  2. A cute, petite woman with short hair.

    “Then a pixie appears in the visitor window, round face, big brown eyes framed in thick liner, a tiny turned-up nose, red lips, inch-long blue-black hair so popular with the avant-garde.”

    “Petite and narrow-waisted, with a pixie flip of hair the exact color of coffee beans, Abigail could easily pass for sixteen in a pair of ripped jeans and an Abercrombie T-shirt.”

  3. An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome.
  4. A butterfly of the genus Melanis.
  5. Ellipsis of pixie cut.

    ““Have you thought about a haircut? A pixie or a bob?””

    “In a picture posted to Instagram on June 28, the stylish star [Lizzo] showed off her new, lighter brows and a blonde pixie that we suspect comes courtesy of a wig but can't be sure.”