noun. ['ˈgɑːblɪn'] (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
1. Noun, singular or mass Look for a goblin shark at depths of around 4,000 feet in seas around the world.
1. Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be. - Patrick Rothfuss
