goblin
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noun \ˈgäb-lən\Definition of GOBLIN
: an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious
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- <dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween>
Origin of GOBLIN
Middle English gobelin, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gobelinus, ultimately from Greek kobalos rogue
First Known Use: 14th century
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