LONDON (AP) — Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year.
According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, it is a slang term often used in the expressions such as “I am in goblin mode” or “to go goblin mode”.
Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Languages, said in a press release, “Given that last year ‘goblin mode’ resonated with so many of us following the pandemic, it’s interesting to see a ...
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Goblin Mode defines a type of behaviour which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations. [iStockphoto] Asked to ...