gremlin
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I turned into a little party gremlin sheltering in place, you know?
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 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
It came after a difficult night for Red Bull, in which they made a number of changes to the car chasing a technical gremlin.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
“Well?” said Root, slapping at a paramedic gremlin who was applying burn salve to his forehead.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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