leprechaun gold
Illusory Irish riches
Leprechaun gold is something that appears valuable but proves worthless or illusory.
In Irish folklore, treasure from a leprechaun vanishes or turns to leaves when you look away.
The phrase describes any gain that evaporates: The stock options turned out to be leprechaun gold when the company folded.
- potVessel for cooking
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- hidden treasureConcealed valuables awaiting discovery
- coinsMetal money units
shamrock · four leaf clover · Irish · luck · hidden · cauldron · glitter · magic · folklore · end · shiny · myth · clover · green · trickster · fairy · hoard · enchanted
- hidden treasurepirate loot, sunken chest, sunken treasure, treasure chest, hidden wealth
- metal folklorealchemy, cold iron, magic swords, philosophers stone, transmutation
- magical artifactsamulet, talisman, wand, grimoire, spellbook
- wisheswish, make a wish, wish granted, wish fulfillment, wish list
- counterfeitingcounterfeit currency, counterfeit bills, counterfeit cash, fake money, fake bills
authenticity/reality
leprechaun goldreal money
legal tender · hard currency · solid gold · gold bullion · cold hard cash
permanence of value
leprechaun goldreal estate
Land and its structures
generational wealth · blue-chip stocks · nest egg · trust fund · heirloom