as in fairy
an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers
dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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The star of the 75th Emmy Awards red carpet was a green goblin in a mossy evening gown.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
In Halloweentown, the first in an eventual four-picture franchise, Brown warms your latte as a teen witch who discovers a family secret, rides a magical bus, defeats a demon sorcerer, and falls in love with a disfigured goblin.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 July 2024
And, in response to her objection to a children's book that showed the bare behind of a goblin, the school district drew clothes over it.
—Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Pippin challenged several other picture books, including Unicorns are the Worst, a book about a goblin upset that so many people like unicorns.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2024
In Halloweentown, the first in an eventual four-picture franchise, Brown warms your latte as a teen witch who discovers a family secret, rides a magical bus, defeats a demon sorcerer, and falls in love with a disfigured goblin.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 July 2024
And, in response to her objection to a children's book that showed the bare behind of a goblin, the school district drew clothes over it.
—Douglas Soule, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Pippin challenged several other picture books, including Unicorns are the Worst, a book about a goblin upset that so many people like unicorns.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goblin. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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