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.
The broader significance of this year’s winner: Oxford’s 2022 word of the year was “goblin mode,” a slang term referring to “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent ...
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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 ...
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Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said on Monday that "goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year. It defines the ...
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 ...