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- 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. It defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.”
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The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced. The winning word, "goblin mode", is a slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or...
- Imogen James
Dec 5, 2022 · This year, Oxford Languages, the creator of the Oxford English Dictionary, titled "goblin mode" as the 2022 Word of the Year, meaning it best reflected the ethos and mood of the past 12...
- Juliana Kim
As the world began to open up after the pandemic, we opened up the Oxford Word of the Year to a public vote in 2022—the first time in our history—giving people worldwide a chance to choose from our shortlist. Over 340,000 votes later, goblin mode took the crown with a 93% share of the vote, beating metaverse and #IStandWith.
Dec 5, 2022 · The publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary put its 2022 word of the year up for a public vote this year, and goblin mode reigned supreme.
Dec 7, 2022 · Oxford announced “goblin mode” as the 2022 winner on Monday. (And last week, Merriam-Webster also announced its pick for word of the year: “ gaslighting .”)
The Oxford Corpus lists many vivid examples of goblin mode, including “Goblin mode is like when you wake up at 2am and shuffle into the kitchen wearing nothing but a long t-shirt to make a weird snack, like melted cheese on saltines”, as quoted in The Guardian newspaper.
Dec 5, 2022 · A group of lexicographers at OUP gave people a choice of: “Goblin mode,” “metaverse,” and “#IStandWith.” “Goblin mode” triumphed, racking up 318,956 votes – 93% of the total.
