What Does Goblin Mode Mean, the Oxford English Dictionary’s Word of the Year?
The new way of life free of external conditioning, established by Covid and which we can no longer live without.
Even not being popular has become fashionable in this age of social trends and media conformism. The Goblin mode was chosen as the expression of the year by 93% of English speakers in a survey conducted by Oxford University Press lexicographers for the Oxford English Dictionary. More than “Metaverse” and “#IStandWith,” a very popular hashtag on social media referring to various human rights battles, living in the Goblin mode, rejecting societal aesthetic impositions, and indulging in activities far from social norms, expresses a lot of the spirit of the times, especially in the post-pandemic period.
Goblins are mythological beings in Nordic folklore, akin to elves but with a disheveled look that live according to the laws of civilized peoples. As a result, the word “Goblin mode” refers to a behavior that involves not caring about one’s exterior appearance, dress, personal care, and cleanliness, or thinking about how others see them. The…
