fairy snuff

English

Etymology

Humorous alteration due to the homœophony of fair enough (fâ'rĭnŭfʹ) and fairy snuff (fâ'rĭsnŭfʹ).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fâ'rĭsnŭfʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌfɛəɹɪˈsnʌf/

Interjection

fairy snuff

1. (originally Cockney rhyming slang) fair enough
   • 1981, Peter Wright, Cockney Dialect and Slang, Batsford, →ISBN, page 99, →ISBN:

     An impeccable Cockney rhyme, though it may offend purists of speech, is burnt cinders ‘windows’; whilst fairy snuff ‘fair enough’ is certainly a true rhyme despite its extra s.

Synonyms

• furry muff
• hairy muff