hobgoblin English

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What does hobgoblin mean?

hobgoblin

— noun (= bugbear) an object of dread or apprehension Germany was always a bugbear for France A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds — -Ralph Waldo Emerson

— noun (= goblin) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

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goblin

hob

sprite

elf

bugbear

bogey

spook

imp

gnome

ghost

genie

spirit

puck

pixy

ogress

bogeyman

wraith

troll

spectre

specter

pooka

pixie

phantom

phantasm

macaque

kobold

jinnee

house-spirit

gremlin

genius

fairy

evil sprite

demon

cow

bugaboo

brownie

boogeyman

booger

bogy

apparition