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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

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”

Away with the fairies 

The expression means to be in a daydream, to be in one's own world, sometimes to be deep in thought and having one's gaze unfocused while staring off at nothing in particular.
Alex was ignoring Fiona but she knew he was merely away with the fairies again.