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leprechaun

[lep-ruh-kawn, -kon] / ˈlɛp rəˌkɔn, -ˌkɒn /


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A leprechaun costume at Notre Dame might seem silly, but Parker said Bowden owned it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

There’s probably a little leprechaun one for St. Patrick’s Day.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

Think of the leprechaun of Ireland, the puckish forest-dwelling aluxe of Mexico, or the grisly krasue of Southeast Asia, a woman whose internal organs hang exposed from her neck down.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023

The ends of the rainbows touched down in the rolling fields below me, no place green enough to hide a leprechaun but a fair swap for living with rattlers.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

The leprechaun bears live young and lives mostly in forest and woodland areas, though it enjoys attracting Muggle attention and as a consequence features almost as heavily as the fairy in Muggle literature for children.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling




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