The Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year Is “Goblin Mode”

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year has long-served as a litmus test for the zeitgeist. It captures the terms of the moment, ones that the whole family can get a chuckle out of: words made famous or infamous by politicians or “the discourse.” 2019’s was “they,” as in the pronoun. 2017’s was “feminism,” immediately conjuring the “nevertheless she persisted,” The Wing-era vortex. This year, the Oxford Dictionary is having a little fun with the tradition — selecting a word, or actually two words, that define 2022 with the deranged panache this year deserves: “goblin mode.” The term refers to “a type… Read Full Article