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leprechaun

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


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As Fintan O'Toole quipped recently in the Irish Times, his country "found the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow without even trying to catch the leprechaun."

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024

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

Maybe he was the lucky leprechaun I let slip away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

“The leprechaun is bound by certain rituals. Very specific rituals, I might add. We can use them to track one down.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Speaking of trillion-dollar leprechauns, you will hunt through all 545 pages in vain for those big “DOGE” savings you were promised.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

It is easy-breezy, light spirited — rainbows, leprechauns, good luck, good cheer — it is childlike in its commitment to being pure fun.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

Three years later came Crock of Gold, with its album cover featuring a painting by Shane MacGowan of leprechauns that resembled the demons that seemed to haunt him throughout his life.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023

Gnomes and shrooms go together like leprechauns and pots of gold, so pair this funky fungus with your chillest gnomie.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023

Matthew attracted friends like a rainbow attracts leprechauns.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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