hobgoblin

Meanings

Plural: hobgoblins

Noun

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
an object of dread or apprehension; ; --Ralph Waldo Emerson
- "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.

Origin / Etymology

From hob (“elf”, from Hob, a variant of Rob, short for Robin Goodfellow, an elf in German folklore) + goblin.

Synonyms

bugbear, goblin, hob

Scrabble Score: 17

hobgoblin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hobgoblin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hobgoblin is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

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