/ ˈgremlɪn; NAmE / noun
an imaginary creature that people blame when a machine suddenly stops working
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin .
/ ˈgremlɪn; NAmE / noun
an imaginary creature that people blame when a machine suddenly stops working
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: perhaps suggested by goblin .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005