gremlin
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noun- 1.
(obsolete)A contemptible person.
Đồng nghĩa: absolute zero, also-ran, chopped liver, cipher, crumb, Joe Nobody, little guy, minnow, nebbish, nobody, no one, nothing, nothingburger, nonentity, picayune, pip-squeak, pleb, peon, prole, puny, quidam, rinky-dink, shrimp, wankstain, zero, zilch
- 2.
An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined, for example, to damage or dismantle machinery.
- 3.
(broadly)Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby.
We rechecked everything, and we suspect gremlins in the database.
Đồng nghĩa: bug, glitch, hitch
- 4.
(broadly, slang)A young, inexperienced surfer or skateboarder, regarded as a nuisance.
Đồng nghĩa: grem, gremmie, gremmy, grommet
- 5.
(broadly)A person regarded as similar to a fictional gremlin, in particular: mischievous, troublesome, short, or annoying.
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