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Folklore vs Hidebehind - What's the difference?

folklore | hidebehind |

As nouns the difference between folklore and hidebehind

is that folklore is the tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population while hidebehind is a creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.

folklore

English

Noun

(wikipedia folklore)
  • The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

    • Related terms

    * folkloric * folklorist * (l)

    See also

    * folk * lore * myth * oral tradition ----

    hidebehind

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia hidebehind)
  • A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.
  • * 1939 , Henry Harrington Tryon, Fearsome critters
    • The Hidebehind is never found in the open. He always conceals himself behind a tree trunk.
  • * 1984 , John Wood Campbell (ed.), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact
    • She meets sirens and sea serpents and hidebehinds , wicked kings and repulsive recluses, capitalist magicians and seven-league boots and magic pomegranates.