gremlin

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A mythical creature reputed to be mechanically inclined and mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery
By extension, any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief

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{i} invisible mischievous being blamed for mechanical and other problems
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
A gremlin is a tiny imaginary evil spirit that people say is the cause of a problem, especially in a machine, which they cannot explain properly or locate. The microphones went dead as if the technical gremlins had struck again. an imaginary evil spirit that is blamed for problems in machinery (Perhaps from gruaimin ; influenced by goblin)
A mythical creature reputed to be mechanically inclined and mischievous
gremlins
plural of gremlin
gremlin

    Hyphenation

    grem·lin

    Turkish pronunciation

    gremlın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈgremlən/ /ˈɡrɛmlən/

    Etymology

    () Possibly from Old English grëmian ("to vex", "to anger"), related to German grämen and Swedish gräma ("to grieve").
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