Sky Fairy

See also: sky fairy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi

Proper noun

the Sky Fairy

1. (derogatory slang, possibly offensive) Synonym of God, particularly the Abrahamic God.
   • 2007 October 25, ScottyFLL [username], “Re: Dr. Francis Collins on The Colbert Report”, in alt.atheism‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Because theists are forgiven by the Sky Fairy. So they can be as bad as they wanna be.

   • 2010 June 29, Major Debacle [username], “What's the difference between the Taliban and the Christian right?”, in alt.religion.christian‎^[2] (Usenet):

     ... other than the fact that they have different names for the Sky Fairy?

   • 2011 March 11, Kevin N, “Re: OT: Monster Quake and Tsunami in Pacific”, in rec.music.classical.recordings‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Which is pretty much the tantamount to saying the Sky Fairy sent the tsunami to punish man's wickedness, i.e utter nonsense.

Synonyms

• sky daddy; see also Thesaurus:god

Derived terms

• sky fairy