fairy dust

== English == === Etymology === Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fairy dust (uncountable) (fiction) A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on. Synonym: pixie dust (by extension) Any apparently magical ingredient or effect; a panacea. (slang) The drug phencyclidine. Synonym: angel dust ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “fairy dust n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present