Coined byAlfred, Lord Tennyson, in 1830 in his poemLilian.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeəɹi feəɹi/

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airyfairy (comparativemoreairy fairy,superlativemostairy fairy)

1. (informal, somewhat derogatory)Insubstantial.
2. (informal, somewhat derogatory)Impractical.

• 1830,Alfred, Lord Tennyson,Lilian:

  Airy, fairy Lilian,¶ Flitting, fairy Lilian,¶ When I ask her if she love me,¶ Claps her tiny hands above me

• Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins, 2010,→ISBN, page 9

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