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gremlin

[grem-lin] / ˈgrɛm lɪn /
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I turned into a little party gremlin sheltering in place, you know?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

The success of "goth gremlin witch" Bambie Thug at last year's Eurovision has conjured a veritable coven of imitators in 2025.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

The title characters have classic toon precedent — remember the maladroit elves in Tex Avery’s 1950 “The Peachy Cobbler,” or the gremlin in that Bugs Bunny cartoon?

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

But if you are plant-based and seeking to appease the dopamine gremlin in your brain with a quick hit, then these KFC Beyond nuggets are worth a try.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

Seven was almost positive Valley was a cuco or, at the very least, part gremlin.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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