TIL gremlins weren’t just used to explain mysterious mechanical failures in airplanes, it’s the origin story of the term ‘gremlin’ itself[0].
I had always assumed there was some previous use of the term, neat!
I had always assumed there was some previous use of the term, neat!
At this point, picking that specific word is not at all a random quirk, as it's using the word literally like it's originally intended to be used.