lep
9.9
A small magical man in Irish stories who hides gold
- noun
- Slang
:
leprechaun
- Look at that lep hiding behind the tree!
Examples
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He dressed up as a lep for the St. Patrick's Day parade.
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Stories about a clever lep guarding his treasure are popular in Irish folklore.
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The children believed a lep had hidden coins in the garden.
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In the story, the lep guards a pot of gold.
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The children were excited to see a lep dancing in the garden, hoping to find its hidden gold.
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In the story, the lep tricked the greedy man into chasing him around the forest.
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The old tale tells of a mischievous lep who guards his pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Synonyms
85
9.1
A small tricky fairy in Irish stories who hides a pot of gold
is an informal slang name for that same folk creature
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lep is a casual short form of leprechaun, a 'small Irish fairy' who hides gold, so a lep in stories is a tiny trickster often linked to hidden treasure.