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(obsolete) A contemptible person. / An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.

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gremlin

Source Word

gremlin

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

obsolete broadly slang

(obsolete) A contemptible person. / An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.

Japanese Meaning

軽蔑される人、卑劣な人物 / 機械を故意に損傷・解体すると言われる、いたずら好きな架空の生物

After his repeated betrayals, the villagers labeled him a gremlin and shut him out of their lives.

何度も裏切った後、村人たちは彼を卑しい人だと呼び、村から締め出した。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) A contemptible person.

Sense（2）

An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery.

Sense（3）

Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.

We rechecked everything, and we suspect gremlins in the database.

Sense（4）

(surfing, slang) A young, inexperienced surfer, seen as being a nuisance.

gremlins

（ plural ）