![]() ![]() It gives people the license to ditch social norms and embrace new ones," American linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer said at an event for Oxford Dictionaries. People are looking at social norms in new ways. "Goblin Mode really does speak to the times and the zeitgeist, and it is certainly a 2022 expression. ![]() Some rejected or struggled with the return to normalcy and continued live in their lives unapologetically in goblin mode. The expression's rise in in popularity coincided with the easing of COVID restrictions, as more people started venturing out of their homes. "Goblin mode" got its start on Twitter in 2009, but the term went viral in February 2022. ![]() Past Oxford words of the year include "vax" in 2021, "climate emergency" in 2019, and "selfie" in 2013. Oxford Dictionaries says its annual word of the year reflects the mood of the past 12 months and that it also seeks to choose something with the potential for lasting cultural significance. It defines "goblin mode" as a slang term for "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations." Over two weeks, more than 300,000 people weighed in, and on Monday, the dictionary announced goblin mode was the winner. The company annually chooses a word of the year, but this time, it let the public cast votes to choose among three finalists. And according to Oxford Dictionaries, "goblin mode" is the 2022 word of the year. As 2022 nears its end, dictionaries are chiming in on the word that best that encompasses the year. ![]()
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