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goblin

gob·lin

UK/ˈɡɒb.lɪn/ US/ˈɡɑb.lɪn/ fairly common informal uk

noun

1.

Origin

From Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”). Displaced native Old English pūca from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”), whence English puck.

Phrases

  • clout goblin
  • crotch goblin
  • goblin mode
  • goblin shark
  • goblin spider
  • green goblin
  • SARM goblin
  • tren goblin

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