GOBLIN MODE Definition & Meaning

goblin mode

[ gob-lin mohd ]

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noun

Slang.

a way of behaving that intentionally disregards social expectations in favor of following one's own impulsive and self-indulgent desires:
It's been a stressful week at work and I'm just going goblin mode this weekend.

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Origin of goblin mode¹

First recorded in 2005–10

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Last year's Oxford word of the year was "goblin mode", another slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour.

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Casper Grathwohl, president at Oxford Languages, said that while "goblin mode" had resonated with many people after the pandemic, "it's interesting to see a contrasting word like rizz come to the forefront".

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A lot of writers I know were in their goblin mode.

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It was also the first year the Oxford adult word of the year - goblin mode - was voted on by the public.

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The words of 2022 were "goblin mode," in the United Kingdom, and "gaslight," in the United States.

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