fairy money

== English == === Noun === fairy money (uncountable) (folklore) Money given by the fairies, which later transforms into withered leaves or similar. (idiomatic) Any money or treasure that a person discovers unexpectedly. ==== References ==== John Trotter Brockett (1829), “Fairy-money, found treasure. The discovery, if revealed, was supposed to bring on the blabber's ruin.”, in A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use