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airy-fairies' - 1 dictionary result
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).
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