by Goblin mode refers to “a type of behavior that is uncompromisingly smug, lazy, sloppy, or greedy, typically in a way that defies social norms or expectations,” according to the Oxford Dictionary’s official 2022 word “goblin mode.” “. The group announced on Monday. The set won an online vote to win the 2022 title.
“Given the year we’ve just lived through, ‘goblin mode’ resonates with all of us who are feeling a little overwhelmed at this point,” Casper Grathwohl, president of Oxford Languages, told reporters.
While Oxford normally selects the word of the year internally, this year the organization has opened the election to an internet vote for the first time, a historically charged decision. Oxford instructed voters to choose a word that encapsulates “the ethos, mood or concerns of the past 12 months”.
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The contest ultimately boiled down to three options: Goblin mode, Metaverse, and the hashtag IStandWith. According to the Associated Press, Goblin mode won with 93% of the more than 340,000 votes cast.
Goblin mode is mainly used online.
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Oxford’s word of the year in 2021 was “vax,” and it chose to skip picking a word in 2020 as there wasn’t a single word that could do it justice.
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Meanwhile, the Merriam-Webster dictionary chose “gaslighting” as the official word for 2022 and had chosen “vaccine” for 2021.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
