Imp
Imp noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
Troll is a synonym for imp in goblin topic. In some cases you can use "Troll" instead a noun "Imp", when it comes to topics like small person.
Troll
Troll noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.
Usage example: “The Three Billy Goats Gruff,” is the story of three goats trying to cross a bridge guarded by a nasty troll living beneath it
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- In Soul Music, Imp y Celyn and Lias Bluestone (another troll) decide that their names aren't "right" for the new music and become Buddy and Cliff.
Source: Stage Names -
In Soul Music, just after Imp y Celyn meets his bandmates, Lias tells him that "rock" is speciesist slang for "troll" in Ankh-Morpork.
Source: Shaped Like Itself -
In Soul Music, Imp y Celyn is sitting in a waiting room with a dwarf and a troll, and they casually mention that he looks a bit "druidish" (he is).
Source: Fee Fi Faux Pas
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Troll and Imp. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/imp/troll
Imp & Troll. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/imp/troll>.
Troll or Imp. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/imp/troll.
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