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'Goblin mode' was selected as Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. Photo: Adrian Swancar/Unsplash
'Goblin mode' was selected as Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. Photo: Adrian Swancar/Unsplash
From 'permacrisis' to 'goblin mode', words of the year perfectly capture the mood of 2022
In the year of 'quiet quitting' and 'vibe shift', it's the words that encompass our shifting mental landscapes that came to the fore