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
“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
Casper Grathwohl, president at Oxford Languages, said that while "goblin mode" had resonated with many people after the pandemic, "it's interesting to see a contrasting word like rizz come to the forefront".
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2023
Everyone was worried about how the goblin overlord Ghohg would take it if this elfin visitor died by accident.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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