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LEPRECHAUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leprechaun mean?
• LEPRECHAUN (noun)
The noun LEPRECHAUN has 1 sense:
1. a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
Familiarity information: LEPRECHAUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mischievous elf in Irish folklore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("leprechaun" is a kind of...):
brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
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