Goblin mode

2022 - 12 - 6

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What is 'goblin mode,' anyway? It's Oxford's 2022 Word of the Year. (The Washington Post)

In the first-ever public vote for Oxford Word of the Year, readers chose a slang term that means being "self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy."

'Goblin mode' chosen as Oxford word of the year for 2022 (CNN)

As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the floor? Do you have chip crumbs on ...

“Goblin mode” triumphed, racking up 318,956 votes – 93% of the total. “Given the year we’ve just experienced, ‘Goblin mode’ resonates with all of us who are feeling a little overwhelmed at this point. Among the most vivid was quoted in The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said. A group of lexicographers at OUP gave people a choice of: “Goblin mode,” “ In its place is goblin mode – the opposite of trying to better yourself.

'Goblin mode' is Oxford's Word of the Year (Mashable SE Asia)

The whole word is going goblin mode, it seems. The good folks over at Oxford, the published behind the Oxford English Dictionary, announced that "goblin ...

While I respect that "goblin mode" won, I am going out on a limb here by saying it might not have the lasting significance of past winners such as "vax" (2021) or "selfie" (2013). It is certainly goblin mode when I chug a cold brew then take a nap. [Sorry, Zuck](https://mashable.com/article/meta-metaverse-zuckerberg-vr-employee-dissatisfaction-nyt). I'll go goblin mode and eat cold leftovers out of the fridge with my hands. [got Boaty McBoatface redux](https://mashable.com/article/boaty-mcboatface). The whole word is going goblin mode, it seems.

This year we're going 'Goblin mode' with Oxford Dictionary's blessing (The Mandarin)

'I've gone goblin mode': couch-bound in PJs, the Oxford English Dictionary lexicographers capture the mood of 2022.

The term relaunched in 2021 with a Associate professor in linguistics at Macquarie University Annabelle Lukin says the choice indicated a desire to validate cultural habits by giving them names — a particularly pandemic-related predilection. It was nothing short of a landslide with “goblin mode” securing 93% of the vote.

What is 'goblin mode'? Unpacking the 2022 word of the year (RUSSH)

WORDS Jahlia Solomon PHOTOGRAPHY Wikipedia and Twitter PUBLISHED Wed, 7 Dec 2022 - 11:45 am. goblin mode. The prestigious Oxford Dictionary has appointed ...

[campaign](/tag/campaign/) caught us totally by surprise," Casper Grathwohl, President of Oxford Languages, said. "We were hoping the public would enjoy being brought into the process, but this level of engagement with the The dictionary decided it wanted to be hip this year, after sticking to an aptly predictable word last year with "Vax". She has since addressed said "goblin mode" allegations, declaring she'd never used the term. Wondering where you've heard the phrase before? Perhaps this year's word feels as though it was selected by a hoard of deranged

'Goblin mode' Oxford's word of year (Hurriyet Daily News)

Goblin mode,” a slang term to describe “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy” behavior, has won an inaugural public vote for word of ...

Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Languages, said the level of engagement with the word of the year campaign caught the organizers “totally by surprise.” Previous words of the year include “vax” (2021), “climate emergency” (2019) and “selfie” (2013). Typically used in the expressions “in goblin mode” or “to go goblin mode,” it crushed two other contenders, “metaverse” and “#IStandWith,” shortlisted by Oxford lexicographers for the annual accolade.