Why 'Goblin mode' is Oxford's 2022 word of the year The slang term means "behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms." ...

“Goblin mode” may be new, but “beast mode,” she said, goes back farther, with some tracing it to the 1988 Sega video game Altered Beast. Other dictionary companies have gone with more ...

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.

If so, you might already be in “goblin mode” – chosen by the public as the 2022 Oxford word of the year. As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed?

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 ...

Many people adopted goblin mode, giving in to lazy behaviour, during the pandemic. By Imogen James. BBC News . The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced.

Azog the Defiler used were-worms to create an underground passage for part of his army between Mount Gundabad and Erebor. Here, Jackson envisioned them to be about 400 feet long and 75 feet wide ...

The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced and the winning word, “goblin mode”, is a slang term describing “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy ...