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GREMLIN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gremlin mean?

• GREMLIN (noun)
The noun GREMLIN has 1 sense:

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Familiarity information: GREMLIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GREMLIN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

elf; gremlin; imp; pixie; brownie; hob; pixy

Hypernyms ("gremlin" is a kind of...):

faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gremlin"):

leprechaun (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)

sandman (an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)

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