Green fairy
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Absinthe liquor. colloquial, uncountable
"Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years."
- 2 A person who supplies medicinal cannabis products illegally. New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable
"She used to buy the majority of her medicines from a local green fairy, but when they were busted, her supply line, like that of many other patients, was cut."
Synonyms
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More examples"Absinthe ads like to trade on artists like Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec, as if the history of the green fairy began in the Pigalle neighborhood of 1870s Paris, but wormwood-infused drinks have been around for thousands of years."
Etymology
Calque of French fée verte.