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water fairies

A jocular term for Firefighters. Often used by police officers who are under the impression that firefighters spend their down time sleeping and playing ping pong
"That cat appears to be stuck up a tree i'll go call the water fairies"
water fairies by sfy January 6, 2008

Internet Fairies 

The magical powers that define when and if your internet will work for no logical reason. They are occasionally wooed by begging and/or excessive force to computer equipment (although the latter can also upset them beyond reconciliation).
I spent three hours trying to connect to Comcast and then suddenly the Internet Fairies smiled upon me.

tangle fairies 

those darn fairies that tangle wires of electrical appliances (particularly headfones and games console controllers)
Those damn tangle fairies got my MP3 too!!!
tangle fairies by jonny g7 March 23, 2007

failureship 

noun. The ability to fail, especially when in a position of authority and/or control of a group, and to have that failure spread to others.
The failureship of the board of directors brought down the hard work of everyone else.
failureship by SocDoc420 December 18, 2011

headphone fairies 

The Reason Why Your Headphones Randomly Become Tangled Up In Your Pocket
Damn, The Headphone Fairies Have Been In My Pocket Again !

Buffalo Fairies 

a light winged creature that’s also hairy and heavy
“i saw Buffalo Fairies outside my window last night”