2022 was the year of “goblin mode,” defined by Oxford as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms ...

The people have spoken about what the people have spoken: The 2022 Oxford Word of the Year, chosen for the first time ever by public vote, went to goblin mode by a 93 percent majority. Oxford ...

Goblin mode has been declared by popular vote to be Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year. So it's safe to conclude that, two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we're all still just trying ...

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 term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

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).

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.

The term was first used in 2009 but went viral on social media earlier this year, OUP said.