Fairy (disambiguation)

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The word fairy can mean:

• A fairy is a spirit or supernatural being that is found in the legends, folklore, and mythology of many different cultures.
• Fairy is the term often used for mythological creatures in general.
• A fairy chess piece is any unorthodox piece used in a chess variant.
• Fairy is a brand name for several detergent products made by Procter & Gamble.
• Fairy Margarine is an Australian brand of margarine, marketed in some countries as Krona to avoid conflict with the detergents.
• Fairy is a disparaging term meaning a homosexual or an effeminate man. The term can also be used without offense, often by two gay men as a term of affection.
• The Faerie faith is a Neopagan tradition emphasizing the ancient meaning of fae, rather than the modern diminutive fairy.
• See also Feri Tradition, a neopagan tradition with similar but distinct tenets.

The word fairey can mean:

• A British aircraft manufacturer. The Fairey Aviation Company produced numerous types of military (mostly naval) aircraft, notably the Battle; the Swordfish; the Albacore; the Barracuda; the Firefly; the Fulmar; and the Gannet.

The word Fay or Faÿ is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

• Fay, in the Orne département
• Fay, in the Sarthe département
• Fay,in the Somme département

• Fay-aux-Loges, in the Loiret département
• Fay-de-Bretagne, in the Loire-Atlantique département
• Fay-en-Montagne, in the Jura département
• Fay-le-Clos, in the Drôme département
• Fay-les-Étangs, in the Oise département
• Fay-lès-Marcilly, in the Aube département
• Fay-sur-Lignon, in the Haute-Loire département
• Faÿ-lès-Nemours, in the Seine-et-Marne département

"WikiFairy" is a slang term for a wiki editor (on Wikipedia, for instance) who focuses on beautifying and organizing content rather than creating it.