gremlin

They meanwhile found that mentions of "gremlin" rose by 52%.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

In a blog post titled “Where the goblins came from,” it said that a safety researcher had flagged several mentions of goblins and gremlins while testing a model released in November.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

As mechanized as a race — or a movie — can feel, success or failure hinge on the human element, the hero battling the gremlins in the machine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

Johnson knew that when he made his return, that song, and a chorus line of mental gremlins, would be waiting.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023

Or might the notoriously finicky electrical systems in British vehicles bedevil these vehicles with compounded gremlins?

From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

A beleaguered sprite was sheltering behind her ticket desk, besieged by angry gremlins.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer