GREMLIN


Meaning of GREMLIN in English

/ 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.