[air-ee-fair-ee] 
| 1. | Informal.
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| 2. | Slang. effeminate; swishy. |
| air·y-fair·y also airy fairy (âr'ē-fâr'ē) n. pl. air·y-fair·ies also air·y fair·ies One that is insubstantial or impractical: "They'd wanted him for Ambassador in Paris but he'd turned it down; he'd no patience with the airy-fairies" (John le Carré). adj. Insubstantial or impractical: "You are talking about some airy fairy concept which will never come in my lifetime" (Margaret Thatcher). |