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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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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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Additionally, her new pixie cut has been a refreshing look for the Abbott Elementary actress.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Oct. 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
Ryder’s wide-eyed gaze gets overused, but that pixie cut really did open up her face.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Additionally, her new pixie cut has been a refreshing look for the Abbott Elementary actress.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Oct. 2024
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The sextet’s energy was palpable inside the Barclays from beginning to end, as the excited crowd with arms waving saw Dickinson roam the stage and twirl the mike stand; the intensity in his wicked singing had not diminished over the decades.David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Since the fourth generation was unveiled in 2016, annual sales have remained a mystery, a wicked downturn one year, a surprising surge in sales the next year.James Raia, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Think of eventual 2015 winner Nadiya Hussain’s use of bubblegum and cream-soda flavors to signal her playful personality after weeks of doing poorly on Technicals; instead of letting that anxiety overwhelm her, Nadiya reset her persona with those mischievous eclairs.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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There are many questions left unanswered in Red One, but the most pressing has to be: Is the Rock playing an elf or not?Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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In 2023, Deschanel was Little Red Riding Hood and Scott was an elf.Liza Esquibias, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Janice is wonderful and talented and funny and sparkly and mischievous and impish in all the right ways.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some of the spiciest laughs in Yellow Face come from the show’s gleeful parade of real names, all embodied in satirical snippets by Del Aguila and his equally impish ensemble mates Shannon Tyo and Marinda Anderson.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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Halloween may be a time for ghouls, goblins, and harmless pranks, but in the digital landscape, there’s a new trick with devastating consequences.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween evening: The nation's two soggiest spots on Halloween − Thursday − will likely be in portions of the central U.S. and the much of the Northwest.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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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
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One of the earliest acts of elvish history, the Kinslaying, involved one group of elves slaughtering another.Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
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There were also a couple of trolls purporting to vote for former President Donald Trump, whose rude—some said, racist—comments had compelled the moderators to close down the call’s chat room.Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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But it was also written when trolls’ power was relatively contained.Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Emily paired her adorable mini butterfly backpack with a polka-dot blouse and black shorts, creating a playful look that stands out.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton had a playful Halloween!Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Pixie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pixie. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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