goblin

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The movie opens with her reciting lines from a story that casts her as a brave royal determined to reclaim a baby from a goblin king.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

“That’s all great, but now you can smell like a dirty pond goblin if you want. And that’s cool.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2024

And there on the mountaintop between the two kingdoms, beneath their one moon, elf and goblin shook hands.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin