English · Idiom Historical

fairy money

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Found money. Said to be placed by some good fairy at the spot where it was picked up. "Fairy money" is apt to be transformed into leaves.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiền được tìm thấy, được cho là để lại bởi một nàng tiên tốt

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Money Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “fairy money” mean?

Found money. Said to be placed by some good fairy at the spot where it was picked up. "Fairy money" is apt to be transformed into leaves.

Is “fairy money” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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