ConnectPhrase · Ages 13-30 · Fading
goblin mode
Being happily lazy, messy or self-indulgent, ignoring what you're supposed to do. Think snacks in bed in old pyjamas.
No plans this weekend, full goblin mode.
For parents and educators
A joke about taking a break from expectations. Only worth a look if it never seems to end and your child seems low.
Where it came from
Around since 2009, went viral in 2022 and became Oxford's word of the year that year.
Also heard as
going goblin mode