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hobgoblin

noun as in mischievous goblin

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But many people also "consider" the Earth to be flat or believe Ernst is a hobgoblin in a lady suit.

From Salon

There’s a catch: Every day, a blood offering, like a slice of liver, must be left for the Redcaps, the hungry, hooded hobgoblins who call the property home.

It is in part because of these abilities that she became a hobgoblin of the right - a villain whose name or imagine headlined countless fundraising pitches and political adverts.

From BBC

I’m fine with that; a foolish adherence to canon is the hobgoblin of small minds.

Like in The World at the End of the Tunnel when Jack is taken to the hobgoblin king’s castle and thrown in the highest tower.

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

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