gremlin
/ˈɡrɛmlɪn/
noun
- An imaginary mischievous creature blamed for causing problems or malfunctions, especially in machinery or technology.
- Every time I try to print, a gremlin seems to jam the paper.
- A gremlin must have gotten into the engine because the car won't start.
- The pilot joked that gremlins were responsible for the strange noise in the cockpit.
- A person who causes trouble or creates problems, often in a playful or annoying way.
- Don't be a gremlin and mess up the game board while we're playing.
- My little brother is a gremlin who hides my keys every morning.
- The office gremlin keeps moving everyone's coffee mugs to different desks.
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