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hobgoblin
[ hob-gob-lin ]
hobgoblin
/ ˌɒˈɡɒɪ /
noun
- an evil or mischievous goblin
- a bogey; bugbear
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hobgoblin1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hobgoblin1
Example Sentences
He has taken Emerson’s nostrum about consistency being “the hobgoblin of little minds” to its acid-flashback extreme: no consistency, no mind to speak of, but one hell of a hobgoblin.
But many people also "consider" the Earth to be flat or believe Ernst is a hobgoblin in a lady suit.
There’s a catch: Every day, a blood offering, like a slice of liver, must be left for the Redcaps, the hungry, hooded hobgoblins who call the property home.
It is in part because of these abilities that she became a hobgoblin of the right - a villain whose name or imagine headlined countless fundraising pitches and political adverts.
I’m fine with that; a foolish adherence to canon is the hobgoblin of small minds.
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