goblin
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Anyone who’s ever felt like an oddball or unappreciated genius will identify with the misfit Mitchells and their pet Monchi, who appears to be more goblin than dog.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
It is the fourth consecutive year that the public have played a part in picking Oxford's word of the year, after an inaugural public vote in 2022 saw "goblin mode" prevail.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
Some students were saved from debauchery when school officials colored in a pair of pants on the goblin.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024
Last year's Oxford word of the year was "goblin mode", another slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
Right behind one of the larger goblin piles was Phillip.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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