gremlin
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They meanwhile found that mentions of "gremlin" rose by 52%.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
I scoop it up with Breton crackers, usually while standing at the fridge like a little gremlin.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025
“PS you’re giving off super gremlin energy. Not in a good way,” Del Rey added.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023
The title characters have classic toon precedent — remember the maladroit elves in Tex Avery’s 1950 “The Peachy Cobbler,” or the gremlin in that Bugs Bunny cartoon?
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022
“Well?” said Root, slapping at a paramedic gremlin who was applying burn salve to his forehead.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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