wishdust
nounUK /ˈwɪʃdʌst/
US /ˈwɪʃdʌst/
Magic dust that makes wishes come true.
She sprinkled wishdust on her pillow and dreamed of flying.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A glittery powder used in games to pretend to grant wishes.
The kids tossed wishdust in the air and made a wish together.
3. A feeling of hopeful excitement, like magic in the air.
There was wishdust in the room on the night before the holidays.
4. Tiny sparkling specks seen in a sunbeam, imagined as wish-granting dust.
Grandpa called the floating specks in the light wishdust.