goblin
noun
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
goblins
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pluralof goblin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In a blog post titled “Where the goblins came from,” it said that a safety researcher had flagged several mentions of goblins and gremlins while testing a model released in November.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
OpenAI said in its blog post it added the instruction to curb Codex and its underlying model's "strange affinity for goblins".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
We are in our laboratories playing God with machine networks and not really having updated scientific language to describe the old ghouls and goblins.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
“Hear me, Creepy Little Monster-Thingers!” she shouted to the goblins.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
