Goblin - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Goblin : (noun)

1: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: hob, hobgoblin]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Goblin : \Gob"lin\, n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. ? knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.

To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. --Milton.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Goblin
	Fiyah81: @Goblin78 Which tweet are u talkin about Mr Goblin? :}
	alexandrumazilu: So that's how the Green Goblin got his ass kicked...: it's all on youtubeSent via BlackBerry from Vodafone Romania http://bit.ly/6qFC89
	LordA: mul on siin tanrsiv Goblin

Goblin - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Goblin