: 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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Watching him dance and sing with a room full of demented goblins never really gets old.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The valley is unofficially divided into three sections: the First Valley, a mostly flat area with stunted goblins; the Second Valley, marked by a large gray dome with slightly taller goblins; and the Third Valley.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Some popular horror content is leaving to make room for all these new ghosts and goblins.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Halloween is full of goblins, ghouls, jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons, and candy.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The valley is unofficially divided into three sections: the First Valley, a mostly flat area with stunted goblins; the Second Valley, marked by a large gray dome with slightly taller goblins; and the Third Valley.
—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Some popular horror content is leaving to make room for all these new ghosts and goblins.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Halloween is full of goblins, ghouls, jack-o’-lanterns, skeletons, and candy.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goblin. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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goblin
noun
gob·lin
ˈgäb-lən 
: an ugly, evil, or mischievous elf
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