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'Goblin mode' named Word of 2022 by the Oxford Dictionary. Here's what it means

Waking up on the couch at an ungodly time, only to shuffle to the kitchen to fix yourself a snack of shredded cheese eaten straight from the bag? That's goblin mode, baby.

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Goblin Mode Is The Oxford Word Of The Year Which Is The Most Fitting Description Of 2022 TBH

Going full gob over this.

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'Goblin mode' conquers Oxford's word of year contest

London (AFP) - "Goblin mode" -- a slang term to describe "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour -- has won an inaugural public vote for word of the year, Oxford University Press said on Monday.

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Alan Jinkinson obituary

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The Guardian - UK

Oxford Dictionaries names 'goblin mode' its word of the year

Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2022 word of the year: “goblin mode.”

The Independent UK

How lockdown and apps like BeReal helped us to embrace our inner 'Goblins'

The slang term for people who are shamelessly lazy and self-indulgent has been voted as the Oxford word of the year

Manchester Evening News

Goblin mode: The Oxford Word Of The Year is an accurate description of 2022

The phrase has been chosen by the public as most encapsulating the British mood. Martha Alexander on the year we all gave up

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Oxford’s word of the year speaks to the ‘unapologetically self-indulgent and lazy’ among us

The term was described as "a 2022 expression."

Fortune

‘Goblin mode’: new Oxford word of the year speaks to the times

Term resonates with people feeling ‘overwhelmed’ with having to present their best selves

The Guardian - UK

Longtermism: how good intentions and the rich created a dangerous creed

Tech billionaires seem intent on giving away a lot of money. But are those who support ‘longtermism’ and ‘effective altruism’ ignoring the very real problems of today?

The Guardian - UK

Global goods trade forecast to shrink in 2023

The global goods trade will shrink next year in a downturn reminiscent of previous recessions, Oxford Economics said, in a worrying forecast for Asia’s export-dependent economies and beyond.

Bangkok Post

Five of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2022

A deep space community, a compelling critique of empire, a UFO novel like no other and more

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal's FA Cup third round clash with Oxford moved after ITV decision as TV schedule confirmed

Arsenal's FA Cup third round clash will now take place at a different time after ITV chose it to be their televised fixture

Football London

At a time of 'permacrisis' and 'gaslighting' the Macquarie judges wisely went local, embracing teal as word of the year

The Macquarie Dictionary has announced its word of the year – “teal” – also chosen recently by the Australian National Dictionary Centre as its word of 2022.

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The Independent UK

FA Cup: Five ties to watch including Manchester City vs Chelsea

Premier League leaders Arsenal face a trip to League One Oxford

Football London

Arsenal draw Oxford away in FA Cup third round as Chelsea face Manchester City

Arsenal news: The Gunners learn their FA Cup fate in a bid to extend their impressive record in the competition.

Asharq Al-Awsat

AstraZeneca’s CEO on Covid: ‘We Just Have to Adjust to it’

AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive Officer, Sir Pascal Soriot, told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview that Covid-19 is not over “and we just have to adjust to it like we live with the flu.” “Most people who get it basically get sick for a few days and do not need to be…

The Guardian - UK

State-educated students driving up competition and diversity at Oxford, says outgoing VC

Louise Richardson is proud that state entrants are up to 68% – and that she is succeeded by a woman

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Fortune

'Metaverse' could be word of the year, Johnnie Walker launches an NFT, and Mattel creates an NFT marketplace

"Metaverse" is competing against two other terms for the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year, plus NFT news from Johnnie Walker and Mattel.

Evening Standard

Oxford University head says no one should be cancelled for their views

‘I would defend any legal speech, however objectionable I find it,’ says vice-chancellor

The Independent UK

Public asked to vote for Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2022

Voters can choose between ‘goblin mode’, ‘metaverse’ and ‘#IStandWith’

The Guardian - US

Power-hungry robots, space colonization, cyborgs: inside the bizarre world of ‘longtermism’

Sam Bankman-Fried said his billions would save the world – but his philanthropic ideas ranged from the worthy to the severely outlandish

Fortune

Is the collapse of Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire the end of Effective Altruism?

The one-time billionaire was closely associated with Effective Altruism. Now some fear for the movement's future.

The Independent UK

UK schoolboy gets highest possible IQ score - beating Einstein and Hawking

Leeds schoolboy says he wants to study maths at Oxbridge

Chicago Sun-Times

Two from Chicago area among 32 latest U.S. Rhodes scholars

The 2023 scholarship class, including 16 female and 16 male recipients, is expected to begin studies at the University of Oxford in England in October.

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