Greek kobalos, "sprite" -- in ancient folklore, an evil or mischievous sprite, ugly or mishapen in form.
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
a member of the Thallain, the dark counterparts of the Kithain, and is the rough equivalent to the Nocker, though their love of machinery tends to have a more psychotically violent bent to it
an evil or merely mischievous creature of folklore , often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf -like phantom
an evil or mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf the word Kobold
an ugly and mischievous sprite - often with evil intentions
a tricky evil dirty green skinned human like creature
A nature spirit showing itself as small, swarthy, and malicious, capable of shape-shifting to become an animal, thief, or villain, name given to the more mischievous and grotesque-looking fairies.
An elemental spirit of various shapes and sizes but often small and michevious.
Goblins, also known as "Gobbos", are among the smallest of the goblinoid "greenskin" races in the Warhammer Fantasy setting. Note: All greenskins, whether they are Night Goblins or Black Orcs, spawn from Mushrooms and as such have no gender.
Goblins are a fictional race in the World of Warcraft universe by Blizzard Entertainment.
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, goblins are a very common and fairly weak race of evil humanoid monsters. Goblins and Kobolds are often the first type of non-human monsters that low-level player characters will face. In D&D, unlike in many other fantasy role playing games, goblins aren't smaller cousins of orcs, but are a part of the related species collectively referred to as goblinoids.
Goblins are one of the Eight Fairy Families os the Artemis Fowl series. They are reptilian creatures with a tendency to lick their own eyeballs, as they have no eyelids. They can also conjure fire, which is described as an evolutionary joke: (quote Foaly the Centaur) "Goblins.