Tinkerbell
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Tinkerbell
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After a fairy in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1902), in which the name is spelled Tinker Bell. She was described by Barrie as a fairy who mended pots and kettles, like an actual tinker, and her speech consists of the sounds of a tinkling bell.
noun Tinkerbells
- Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers. I characterize it as the "Tinkerbell Approach" to policy development: It might work if all the children would just believe hard enough and clap their hands
- A homosexual or effeminate man. When he confronted his boss he screamed at him about being gay and fired him saying he didn't want "Tinkerbells" working for him.
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noun fictional fairy
| Español | Campanita, Campanilla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팅커벨 tingkeobel, 팅커 벨 tingkeo bel |
| 日本語 | ティンカー・ベル Tinkā Beru |
| 中文 | 小叮噹 /小叮当 Xiǎo dīngdāng |
| हिन्दी | टिंकर बेल ṭiṅkar bel |
| Português | Sininho |
| Français | Clochette, Fée Clochette |
| Italiano | Campanellino, Trilli, Trilli Campanellino |
| Русский | Динь-Ди́нь Dinʹ-Dínʹ |
| العربية | تينكربيل |
| עברית | טינקר בל, טינקרבל |
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title = {Tinkerbell},
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