hobgoblin
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| —n | |
| 1. | an evil or mischievous goblin |
| 2. | a bogey; bugbear |
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Hobgoblin
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
hobgoblin
1530, from hob "elf," from Hobbe, a variant of Rob (cf. Hick for Richard, Hodge for Rodger, etc.), short for Robin Goodfellow, elf character in Ger. folklore, + goblin.
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Example sentences
Hobgoblin checks file system consistency against a description.
Don't ever tell a copy editor that consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Therefore, it's quite advantageous to cling to the notion that consistency is a hobgoblin.
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