{"id":2252,"date":"2022-12-05T12:26:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2022-12-05T12:26:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:26:26","slug":"oxford-dictionaries-names-goblin-mode-its-word-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/magazine\/arts\/oxford-dictionaries-names-goblin-mode-its-word-of-the-year\/2022\/12\/05\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Dictionaries names \u2018goblin mode\u2019 its word of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"
LONDON<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> public<\/span> was<\/span> asked<\/span> to<\/span> summarize<\/span> 2022<\/span> in<\/span> one<\/span> word<\/span> and<\/span> chose<\/span> one<\/span> phrase.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Oxford<\/span> Dictionary<\/span> announced<\/span> Monday<\/span> that<\/span> “Goblin<\/span> Mode”<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> chosen<\/span> online<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> word<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> year.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> term<\/span> is<\/span> defined<\/span> as<\/span> “a<\/span> type<\/span> of<\/span> uncompromising<\/span> self-righteous,<\/span> lazy,<\/span> sloppy,<\/span> or<\/span> greedy<\/span> behaviour,<\/span> usually<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> manner<\/span> that<\/span> goes<\/span> against<\/span> societal<\/span> norms<\/span> and<\/span> expectations.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>First<\/span> seen<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> Twitter<\/span> in<\/span> 2009,<\/span> “Goblin<\/span> Mode”<\/span> became<\/span> popular<\/span> in<\/span> 2022<\/span> as<\/span> people<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> began<\/span> to<\/span> feel<\/span> uneasy<\/span> from<\/span> pandemic<\/span> lockdowns.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>His<\/span> Casper<\/span> Grathwohl,<\/span> President<\/span> of<\/span> Oxford<\/span> Languages,<\/span> said:<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>This<\/span> year’s<\/span> word<\/span> is<\/span> intended<\/span> to<\/span> reflect<\/span> “the<\/span> spirit,<\/span> mood,<\/span> or<\/span> occupation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> 12<\/span> months.”<\/span> For<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> this<\/span> year,<\/span> the<\/span> winning<\/span> phrase<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> year,<\/span> chosen<\/span> by<\/span> popular<\/span> vote,<\/span> was<\/span> chosen<\/span> from<\/span> his<\/span> three<\/span> finalists,<\/span> selected<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> lexicographers<\/span> of<\/span> Oxford<\/span> Languages.<\/span><\/div>\n

\n<\/span>Leprechaun<\/span> mode,<\/span> metaverse,<\/span> hashtag<\/span> IStandWith.<\/span> Last<\/span> week,<\/span> Merriam-Webster<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> word<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> year<\/span> is<\/span> “gaslighting.”<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> psychological<\/span> manipulation<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a<\/span> person<\/span> question<\/span> the<\/span> validity<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> thoughts.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> 2021<\/span> Oxford<\/span> Word<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Year<\/span> was<\/span> ‘Vax’<\/span> and<\/span> Merriam-Webster<\/span> was<\/span> ‘Vaccine’.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Despite<\/span> being<\/span> a<\/span> little-known<\/span> offline,<\/span> Goblin<\/span> mode<\/span> was<\/span> overwhelmingly<\/span> popular,<\/span> garnering<\/span> him<\/span> 93%<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> over<\/span> 340,000<\/span> votes.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>This<\/span> election<\/span> is<\/span> further<\/span> proof<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> destabilized<\/span> by<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> pandemic<\/span> turmoil<\/span> and<\/span> massive<\/span> shifts<\/span> in<\/span> behavior<\/span> and<\/span> politics<\/span> wrought<\/span> by<\/span> social<\/span> media.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Last<\/span> week,<\/span> Merriam-Webster<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> his<\/span> word<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> year<\/span> is<\/span> “gaslighting.”<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> psychological<\/span> manipulation<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a<\/span> person<\/span> question<\/span> the<\/span> validity<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> thoughts.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
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LONDON (AP) – The public was asked to summarize 2022 in one word and chose one phrase. The Oxford Dictionary announced Monday that “Goblin Mode” has been chosen online as the word of the year. The term is defined as “a type of uncompromising self-righteous, lazy, sloppy, or greedy behaviour, usually in a manner that […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[285,319,458,459,460,461],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/download-1.jpeg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2254,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2252\/revisions\/2254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}