The Oxford English Dictionary is the latest publisher to announce its 2022 word of the year, and "goblin mode" is the winner. CBS News' John Dickerson has more on the choice.
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 ...
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”.
Goodbye, "goblin mode." Hello, "rizz." Folks, we've done it again — as a collective, we've pushed the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary into making a slang term its word of the year. The ...
Oxford’s 2022 word of the year was “goblin mode,” a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that ...
“Goblin mode” being voted as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary says something about society, its current mood, and our habits – and it doesn’t paint a healthy picture. Oxford ...
The BBC's Jimmy Tam challenges people in Greater London to sum up their 2022 in one word, and asks what they make of the dictionaries' choices. Video by Video Formats team. The prince is handed ...
Goblins that appear in European fairytales as annoying mischief-makers whose attributes vary from impish to downright nasty. But the title character of the short story “The Goblin and the Grocer ...
The Oxford University Press word of the year for 2023 has been revealed, but it might be a term a lot of people are unfamiliar with. 'Rizz' was the word chosen by the publisher of the Oxford ...
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.