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
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MagiQuest players play by purchasing a wand that will store all of their quests, which include the slaying dragons and goblins in different realms.
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Robert Scheer/IndyStar Gen Con is no stranger to the color green: dragons' scales, witches' brews and goblins' faces plaster the hundreds of games at the annual event.
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Its members liked to call themselves kleagles, goblins and other names of darkling potency, to meet in solemn 'konklaves,' burn a fiery cross upon a distant hill and, perchance, frighten a Negro child outnumbered 100 to 1.
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Conor Lamb fended off Pelosi goblins in Pennsylvania’s Congressional special election last week by vowing not to vote for the Minority Leader as Speaker.
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But, generally, the franchise doesn't suddenly do a 180 and turn transporters into time travel devices or make replicators capable of churning out sentient goblin armies.
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When Red jumps off his roof and wages battle with an ax-wielding goblin next to a burning car in the driveway.
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Labyrinth As Jareth, the baby-snatching goblin king, Bowie shares the screen with Muppets and a teenaged Jennifer Connelly, but there’s no taking your eyes off of him and his over-the-top costumes.
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This thing sounds like a goblin, all mechanical grumble and spitting overrun.
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Origin and Etymology of goblin
Middle English gobelin, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gobelinus, ultimately from Greek kobalos rogue
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Definition of goblin for English Language Learners
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in stories : an ugly and sometimes evil creature that likes to cause trouble
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Definition of goblin for Students
: an ugly and often evil imaginary creature
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