hobgoblin (redirected from Hobgoblins)

hob·gob·lin  (hbgbln)

n.

1. An ugly, mischievous elf or goblin.

2. An object or a source of fear, dread, or harassment; a bugbear: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).

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hobgoblin

Noun

a small, mischievous creature in fairy stories [hob, variant of the name Rob + goblin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hobgoblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings goblin, hob folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
	2.	hobgoblin - an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson bugbear object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"