Meaning of HOBGOBLIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'hâb`gâblin
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- [n] 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
- [n] (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
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| | Synonyms: | | bugbear, goblin, hob |
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| | See Also: | | evil spirit, object | |
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| | Definition: | | \Hob"gob`lin\, n. [See 2d Hob, and {Goblin}.]
A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly
given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. --Macaulay.
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| | Related Terms: | | bogey, bogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, Dracula, fee-faw-fum, Frankenstein, frightener, ghost, ghoul, goblin, hob, holy terror, horror, incubus, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, ouphe, phantom, revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror, vampire, werewolf, Wolf-man |
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