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GOBLIN definition: 1. (in stories) a small, ugly creature that is harmful to humans 2. (in stories) a small, ugly…. Learn more.
The meaning of GOBLIN is an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious.
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 ).
In fairy tales, goblins are mischievous, magical creatures. While fairies and gnomes are often portrayed as kind, goblins are usually malicious troublemakers.
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 ).
GOBLIN meaning: 1. (in stories) a small, ugly creature that is harmful to humans 2. (in stories) a small, ugly…. Learn more.
Definition of goblin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Goblin definition: A grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or evil.
goblins are demons of any size, usu. in human or animal form, that are supposed to afflict and even torture human beings. gnomes are small ugly creatures that live in the earth, guarding mines, treasures, etc.
