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goblin

noun as in elf

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Gamergaters acted like they were all playing a big video game, but instead of killing zombies or goblins, the targets were real people.

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All around me are homes festooned with terrifying man-made skeletons, goblins, clowns and witches.

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The spell is only broken when the night ends, not with an out-of-control orc or goblin but with something far more mundane: a bill.

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Six lumbering goblins covered in black armor strode toward them in the moonlight.

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“So, are you going to wear a costume for Halloween? It’s Wednesday, you know. Halloween is when the ghosts and goblins come out to play,” he explained.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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