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Rumpelstiltskin|ˌrʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn|
[ad. G. Rumpelstilzchen.]
The name of a vindictive dwarf in German folk-tale, used allusively.
1949G. Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four ii. 181 A little Rumpelstiltskin figure, contorted with hatred. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 21 Feb. 5/2 A hunch that computerized direct marketing would become the Rumpelstiltskin of American politics in the 1970s. |
