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good people

British  

plural noun

  1. folklore fairies

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"It takes a lot of good people to make a good artist... I don't know what else to say. Thank you, bye!"

From BBC

“I’m getting a better education than I deserve, and I’m fortunate that the good people of this community allow me to attend this school,” Andie says sarcastically.

From Salon

On April 12, 1848, the Western Argus covered the event in fun, “The good people … are in quite a fever, in consequence of the discovery of an ‘under ground’ Ghost …” In the May 4 Newark Herald, the Hydesville rappings inspired a long poem that ended with the words “APRIL FOOL.”

From Literature

Many good people from the hamlet of Hydesville and its wider town of Arcadia in Wayne County couldn’t wait to talk.

From Literature

But in a society that consistently punishes good people, simply trying to make the songs real is worthy.

From Salon