fairy dust

Definitions

1. A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.
   uncountable
2. Any apparently magical ingredient or effect; a panacea.
   broadly, uncountable
3. The drug phencyclidine.
   slang, uncountable

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Examples

“Of course Peter had been trifling with them, for no one can fly⟳ unless the fairy dust has been blown on him.”

“It's not that some magic private sector fairy dust makes the firms all be runs^([sic]) soundly. Lots of bad businesses are out there. But they tend⟳ to lose⟳ money and close⟳.”

“This led to a certain amount of complacency on my part and certainly the fairy dust and mescaline cocktails I took day and night could only have⟳ contributed to my uncommonly satiated drive⟳ for a good fuck.”

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