fairy money
English
editNoun
edit- (folklore) Money given by the fairies, which later transforms into withered leaves or similar.
- (idiomatic) Any money or treasure that a person discovers unexpectedly.
References
edit- John Trotter Brockett (1829) “Fairy-money, found treasure. The discovery, if revealed, was supposed to bring on the blabber's ruin.”, in A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use