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Venture capital for peasants, with a strict midnight exit clause.
means A benefactor, often appearing from nowhere, who grants wishes or solves someone's problems with magical generosity — usually with strings, limits, or fine print attached.
from From 'fairy,' tracing back through Old French 'faerie' to Latin 'fata' (the Fates, the goddesses who spun human destiny), and 'godmother,' a Christian godparent role dating to medieval sponsorship at baptism. The pairing crystallized in European fairy tales, most famously Charles Perrault's 1697 'Cendrillon' (Cinderella), where a magical godmother outfits the heroine for the ball — gown, coach, and all — then imposes a strict deadline. Perrault's tale, later popularized worldwide by Disney, is what fixed the phrase in everyday language as shorthand for sudden, generous, but conditional rescue.
- origin
- Not biologically related, just magically invested
- terms
- All gifts expire at midnight sharp
- specialty
- Converts pumpkins into luxury transportation instantly
- job description
- Solves problems your parents already failed at