Oxford Dictionary names key phrase for 2022: 'goblin mode'
Miscellaneous / / April 05, 2023
You, too, probably behaved like a goblin at least once - you just didn’t know about it.
Following the American Merriam Webster word of the year called and compilers of the Oxford Dictionary. If popularity was noted in the USA gaslighting, then the British identified the "goblin mode" (goblin mode). This phrase received the most votes among 300,000 survey participants. All of the voting options were words and phrases that have increased in frequency in the Oxford English Corpus over the past 12 months.
"Goblin mode" is a slang expression meaning "a type of shamelessly condescending, lazy, sloppy, or greedy behavior that generally defies social norms or expectations." In other words, if you decide to cancel all meetings for the weekend, bury yourself in three blankets, overeat chips with ice cream and watch the most stupid TV showsthat you can find, you are in goblin mode.
Although the phrase appeared on Twitter back in 2009, the researchers noted a surge in its popularity in February 2022. In the following months, it continued to be used frequently as COVID-19-related restrictions were gradually lifted around the world and people began to go outside more often.
This phrase probably reflected the mood of people who did not like the return to "normal" life. It may also be due to disagreement with the increasingly unattainable aesthetic standards of the lifestyle that is displayed on social media.
Other popular words for 2022 are the metaverse and #IStandWith, a hashtag used to express support or agreement with someone.
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