leprechaunlep‧re‧chaun /ˈleprəkɔːn $ -kɑːn, -kɒːn/ noun an imaginary creature in the form of a little old man, in old Irish stories Etymology: from Irish lupracan, metathesis of Old Irish luchorpan literally "a very small body," from lu "little, small" (from PIE *legwh- "having little weight;" see lever (n.)) + corpan, diminutive of corp "body," from Latin corpus "body" Examples: - But begob I was just lowering the heel of the pint when I saw the citizen getting - On the bottom step Wicklow crouched like a leprechaun reading a weighty |