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gremlin
[grem-lin]
noun
a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
any cause of trouble, difficulties, etc., especially in a mechanical, electrical, computer, or other system.
A loose wire was the gremlin that blew out the lights.
gremlin
/ ˈɡɛɪ /
noun
an imaginary imp jokingly said to be responsible for malfunctions in machinery
any mischievous troublemaker
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gremlin1
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Example Sentences
Johnson knew that when he made his return, that song, and a chorus line of mental gremlins, would be waiting.
Seven was almost positive Valley was a cuco or, at the very least, part gremlin.
Whatever qualms I had were the kind of technical gremlins that taunt any opening night.
“I’m calling it a little gremlin in my ribcage,” Turner joked.
Or might the notoriously finicky electrical systems in British vehicles bedevil these vehicles with compounded gremlins?
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