Definitions for gremlin

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gremlin grem·lin

Spelling: [grem-lin]

IPA: /ˈgrɛm lɪn/

Gremlin is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 172 anagrams from letters in gremlin (egilmnr).

Definitions for gremlin

noun

1. a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
2. any cause of trouble, difficulties, etc., especially in a mechanical, electrical, or other system:

Origin of gremlin

First recorded in 1925-30; of obscure origin; in its earliest attested use, an RAF term for a low-ranking officer or enlisted man assigned the most onerous duties; later development perhaps a

Examples for gremlin

Whatever the gremlin was, it wasn't exactly an auspicious start for a fifty million-mile hop.

“You can put mag wheels on a gremlin,” comments one long-time Michigan observer.

You can put mag wheels on a gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.