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| will-o'-the-wisp [ wìllə ə wísp ] (plural will-o'-the-wisps) |
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1. light from burning marsh gas: a phosphorescent light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground, caused by the spontaneous combustion of gases given off by rotting organic matter
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2. somebody or something elusive: somebody or something that is misleading or elusive, e.g. a false hope
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| [< Will, shortening of the first name William, + of + the + wisp] |
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