goblin

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The movie opens with her reciting lines from a story that casts her as a brave royal determined to reclaim a baby from a goblin king.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

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

Previous Oxford words of the year have included selfie, goblin mode and rizz.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

“He was this stoic guy and then he started playing D&D and was like —” Curry broke into a wheezy, garbled voice, “—’I’m a goblin!’

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

They came to a settlement of a few goblin houses and a squat guard tower overlooking the kingdom of the elves.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin