Editing Gnome (section)

==Derivative uses==
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===Garden gnomes===
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After [[World War II]] (with early references, in ironic use, from the late 1930s) the diminutive figurines introduced as lawn ornaments during the 19th century came to be known as garden gnomes. The image of the gnome changed further during the 1960s to 1970s, when the first plastic garden gnomes were manufactured. These gnomes followed the style of the 1937 depiction of the seven dwarves in ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'' by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]. 
This "[[Disneyfication|Disneyfied]]" image of the gnome was built upon {{Citation needed|reason=There is no reason to assume the Dutch book built upon the image popularized by Disney, as the former shares more with pre-Disney imagery|date=November 2023}} by the illustrated children's book classic ''[[Gnomes (book)|Gnomes]]'' (1976), in the original Dutch ''Leven en werken van de [[Kabouter]]'', by author [[Wil Huygen]] and artist [[Rien Poortvliet]], followed in 1981 by [[The Secret Book of Gnomes]]. 
Garden gnomes share a resemblance to the Scandinavian [[nisse (folklore)|tomte and nisse]], and the Swedish term "tomte" can be translated as "gnome" in English.

===Gnome-themed parks===
[[File:Wieliczka-color.jpg|thumb|Gnome garden at the [[Wieliczka Salt Mine]], Poland|alt=]]
Several gnome themed entertainment parks exist. Notable ones are:
* The Gnome Reserve, at [[West Putford]] near [[Bradworthy]] in [[North Devon]], United Kingdom
* Gnomeland, at [[Watermouth Castle]] in [[Berrynarbor]], North Devon, United Kingdom
* Gnome Magic Garden, at [[Colchester]], United Kingdom
* Gnometown, USA in [[Dawson, Minnesota|Dawson, Minnesota, United States]]
* The Gnome Village, at [[Efteling]] theme park in [[Kaatsheuvel]], Netherlands
* Zwergen-Park Trusetal, in [[Trusetal]], Germany
*Gnom's Park in [[Nowa Sól]], Poland.

===Gnome parades===
Gnome [[parade]]s are held annually at [[Atlanta]]'s [[Inman Park]] Festival.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/creating-a-world-record-one-gnome-at-a-time |title=Creating A World Record, One Gnome At A Time |work=East Atlanta Patch |first=Péralte |last=Paul |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=22 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924051211/http://eastatlanta.patch.com/articles/creating-a-world-record-one-gnome-at-a-time |archive-date=24 September 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Numerous one-off gnome parades have been held, including in [[Savannah, Georgia]] (April 2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernmamas.com/2012/best-dressed-gnome-contest-adults-kids-savannah/ |title=Best Dressed Gnome Parade & Contest (adults & kids), Savannah |work=Southern Mamas |year=2012 |access-date=22 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316133743/http://www.southernmamas.com/2012/best-dressed-gnome-contest-adults-kids-savannah/ |archive-date=16 March 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Cleveland, Ohio]] (May 2011).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/parents/index.ssf/2011/05/5_ways_for_families_to_get_clo.html |title=5 ways for families to get close to birds |work=Cleveland.com |first=Martha Mueller |last=Neff |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=22 May 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017210413/http://www.cleveland.com/parents/index.ssf/2011/05/5_ways_for_families_to_get_clo.html |archive-date=17 October 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Metaphorical uses===
* The expression "[[Gnomes of Zurich]]", Swiss bankers pictured as diminutive creatures hoarding gold in subterranean vaults, was derived from a speech in 1956 by [[Harold Wilson]], and gained currency in the 1960s ([[OED]] notes the ''[[New Statesman]]'' issue of 27 November 1964 as earliest attestation).
* Architect [[Earl Young (architect)|Earl Young]] built a number of stone houses in [[Charlevoix, Michigan]], that have been referred to as gnome homes.
* A user of Wikipedia or any [[wiki]] who makes useful incremental edits without clamouring for attention is called a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/31/know-it-all |title=Know It All, Can Wikipedia conquer expertise? |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |first=Stacy |last=Schiff |author-link=Stacy Schiff |date=31 July 2006 |access-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930011944/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/31/know-it-all |archive-date=30 September 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>