"green fairy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-green fairy.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Calque of French fée verte. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|fr|fée verte}} Calque of French fée verte Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} green fairy (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial) Absinthe liquor. Tags: colloquial, uncountable Translations (absinthe liquor — see also absinthe): fée verte (French), grüne Fee [feminine] (German), zielona wróżka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-green_fairy-en-noun-~h7QF98k Disambiguation of 'absinthe liquor — see also absinthe': 79 21
  2. (New Zealand, colloquial) A person who supplies medicinal cannabis products illegally. Tags: New-Zealand, colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-green_fairy-en-noun-Md3-XwWK Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

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