Noun: fairy feh-ree
- A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
"The children's book was filled with stories of fairies granting wishes";
- faery, faerie, fay [archaic], sprite
- [informal] A homosexual man
"before he came out he'd never been called a fairy";
- gay man, gay, fagot [N. Amer, informal], faggot [informal], fag [informal], pansy [informal], queen [informal], poof [informal], pouf [informal]
Derived forms: fairies
Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], gay, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], homophile [archaic], homosexual, man, sod [informal], spiritual being, supernatural being
Encyclopedia: Fairy, Texas