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- Dictionarygob·lin/ˈɡäblən/
noun
- 1. (in folklore and fantasy fiction) a mischievous, ugly creature resembling a dwarf.
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The meaning of GOBLIN is an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious.
a small, imaginary, usually ugly creature who plays tricks on people. (Definition of goblin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of goblin.
European folklore. Goblins are common in English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish folklore, serving as a blanket term for all sorts of evil or mischievous spirits. A redcap is a type of goblin who dyes its hat in human blood in Anglo-Scottish border folklore.
Goblin, gnome, gremlin refer to supernatural beings thought to be malevolent to people. Goblins are demons of any size, usually in human or animal form, that are supposed to assail, afflict, and even torture human beings: “Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, …” (Shakespeare, Hamlet I, iv ).
goblins are demons of any size, usually in human or animal form, that are supposed to assail, afflict, and even torture human beings: “Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, …” (Shak. Hamlet I, iv ).
In fairy tales, goblins are mischievous, magical creatures. While fairies and gnomes are often portrayed as kind, goblins are usually malicious troublemakers.
GOBLIN meaning: 1. (in stories) a small, ugly creature that is harmful to humans 2. (in stories) a small, ugly…. Learn more.
