gremlin

Etymology



 * the following etymologies have been suggested:


 * A variant of.
 * From ; or from, or , , but according to the  there is little evidence for such derivations.

The word was popularized, especially in the United States, by the children’s novel  (1943) by the British author (1916–1990), in which gremlins sabotage Royal Air Force aircraft in revenge for the destruction of their forest home to make way for an aircraft factory; the creatures later join forces with the British to fight the Nazis.

Noun

 * 1)  A contemptible person.
 * 2) An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.
 * 3) Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.
 * 4)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
 * 1) Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.
 * 2)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
 * 1) Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.
 * 2)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
 * 1)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
 * 1)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
 * 1)  A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: гремлин,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 葛雷姆林
 * Finnish:, pikkupiru
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: グレムリン
 * Korean: 그렘린
 * Lithuanian: gremlinas
 * Marathi: ग्रेमलिन
 * Russian:
 * Ukrainian: гре́млін


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,


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