# fairy dust

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.
2. Any apparently magical ingredient or effect; a panacea.
3. The drug phencyclidine.

## Etymology
Based on the story of the fictional character Peter Pan, see quotations.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fairy-dust