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.
“Goblin mode” has been selected as the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year by public vote. But what does it mean exactly? Going more days than you’d care to admit without washing your ...
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 ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year. Like DLC for games, these quarterly patches can introduce new words, features, and definition ...
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 bakery owner's son ...
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Jonathan Ross has courted controversy before but the chat-show host has sparked a particularly lively debate by admitting how rarely he showers. "I resent the fact that I have to shower," he told ...
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 ...
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 ...