"hobgoblins" in the noun sense
1. goblin, hob, hobgoblin
folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
2. bugbear, hobgoblin
an object of dread or apprehension
"Germany was always a bugbear for France"
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
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