GOBLIN Meaning of GOBLIN in English ■ noun a mischievous, ugly, dwarf-like creature of folklore.OriginME: from OFr. gobelin , possibly related to Ger. Kobold (see kobold ) or to Gk kobalos 'mischievous ~'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004