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sky fairy

sky fairy noun: a god.

Noun

sky fairy (plural sky fairies)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, possibly, slang) A god.
    • Bull fucking shit! When are you assholes going to start taking responsibility for your personal preferences and distastes instead of laying the blame at the doorstep of that hallucinatory sky-fairy you suck up to.1997 September 28, erikc <firewevr@insync.net>, “I Am A Gay Christian And Proud Of It.”, in alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic (Usenet), archived from the original on 11 Nov 2025
    • Then there's the Roman sky fairies, the ancient Greek sky fairies the multi-limbed female with an Elephant's head that the "world's biggest democracy" (India) believes in.2008 March 20, Zarya, “Re: If You Have Morality and Reason on Your Side . . . .”, in aus.politics (Usenet)

Proper noun capitalized: Sky Fairy

the Sky Fairy

  1. (derogatory, offensive, possibly, slang, blasphemous) Synonym of God, particularly the Abrahamic God.
    • Because theists are forgiven by the Sky Fairy. So they can be as bad as they wanna be.2007 October 25, ScottyFLL [username], “Re: Dr. Francis Collins on The Colbert Report”, in alt.atheism (Usenet)
    • ... other than the fact that they have different names for the Sky Fairy?2010 June 29, Major Debacle [username], “What's the difference between the Taliban and the Christian right?”, in alt.religion.christian (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    God, particularly the Abrahamic God, sky daddy

Examples of sky fairy in a sentence

  • This thread has degenerated now into a debate about whose sky fairy is the true sky fairy and therefore has reached the point of total absurdity.2012 February 13, Ördög [username], “Re: The most unpopular government ever...”, in aus.politics (Usenet):
  • The burden of proof is on those who posit the existence of their cosmic sky fairy.2013 December 1, Gawdlezz [username], “Re: What!? You Mean Birds Did Come from Dinosaurs, After All?”, in alt.politics.usa (Usenet):

Synonyms of sky fairy

Forms of sky fairy

pluralsky fairies

Origin of sky fairy

A generalization of the earlier Sky Fairy, q.v.

From sky + fairy, in reference to the usual conception of the Abrahamic God as a supernatural being resident in Heaven.

Words that rhyme with sky fairy

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Questions about sky fairy

What does sky fairy mean?
Sky fairy means a god.
How do you use sky fairy in a sentence?
This thread has degenerated now into a debate about whose sky fairy is the true sky fairy and therefore has reached the point of total absurdity.
What part of speech is sky fairy?
Sky fairy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sky fairy?
The plural of sky fairy is sky fairies.

Words near sky fairy in the dictionary

  1. sky cavalry
  2. sky daddies
  3. sky daddy
  4. sky diving
  5. sky fairies
  6. sky fairy
  7. Sky Father
  8. sky garden
  9. sky gardens
  10. sky girl
  11. sky girls

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