Citations:goblin mode

Noun: "(slang) the state of being unapologetically lethargic, slovenly, and prone to odd and self-indulgent behaviour"

 * 2022, Kari Paul, "Slobbing out and giving up: why are so many people going ‘goblin mode’?", The Guardian, 14 March 2022:
 * Although many people tweeting about goblin mode have characterized it as an almost spiritual-level embrace of our most debased tendencies, Marnell says there is “healthy goblin mode and destructive goblin mode”. For her, it embodies a certain air of harmless mischief.
 * 2022, Ben Cost, "Workers face ditching slobbish ‘goblin mode’ as they return to office", The New York Post, 14 March 2022:
 * With employees prepping to flock back to the office amid easing COVID restrictions, many are faced with the same dilemma — how to switch off “goblin mode” now that they’re around other people.
 * 2022, Ed Cummings, "Why everyone is talking about Goblin Mode – and the signs you need to watch out for", The Telegraph (UK), 16 March 2022:
 * "Goblin mode is like when you wake up at 2am and shuffle into the kitchen wearing nothing but a long T-shirt to make a weird snack, like melted cheese on saltines,” McNamee said. “It’s about a complete lack of aesthetic. Because why would a goblin care what they look like? Why would a goblin care about presentation?”
 * 2022, Kalhan Rosenblatt, "'Goblin mode' is becoming part of people's everyday vocabulary. Language and meme experts share why.", NBC News, 2 April 2022:
 * While some see it as a harmless way to describe a messy phase, some have suggested the phrase is offensive. One argument is that some people who live with mental health issues or have disabilities are living in "goblin mode" not by choice but rather due to circumstance.
 * 2022, Mike Isaac & Kate Conger, "Twitter grapples with an Elon Musk problem", The San Juan Daily Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 13 April 2022, page 11:
 * He [Elon Musk] proclaimed on Twitter that he was in “goblin mode” and suggested changes such as removing the “w” from the company's name to make it more vulgar and opening its San Francisco headquarters to shelter the homeless.
 * 2022, "Tesla CEO Elon Musk won't join Twitter's board after all", The Rock River Times, 13 April 2022, page 5:
 * Musk then posted a few cryptic tweets late Sunday, including one showing a meme saying, “In all fairness, your honor, my client was in goblin mode,” followed by one saying “Explains everything.”
 * 2022, Richard Godwin, "What is goblin mode", The Oldie, June 2022, 13:
 * Many of those who entered goblin mode during the two years of enforced isolation we've just endured are finding it hard to leave the mode.
 * 2022, Matt Davis, "I Went 'Goblin Mode' for a Whole Week So That You Don't Have To", The Lemon Press (satirical newsmagazine of the University of York), June 2022, page 17:
 * Reflecting on my time in goblin mode, I think that it is a good way to blow off a bit of steam and have something similar to a 'Joker moment' of your very own.
 * 2022, Caitlin Merrett King, "Unsure Theory: Ambivalence as Methodology", Arts, Volume 11, Issue 4, page 11:
 * I find a link to a podcast on Poleyster Zine ' s Instagram about Goblin Mode, the pandemic-induced slob craze to reveal the 'worst' parts of yourself online
 * 2022, G. Daniela Galarza, "Why fending for dinner is snacking practically", The Washington Post, 1 July 2022 (reprinted in , 9 July 2022, page 13):
 * In goblin mode, one might have a goblin meal, which involves scavenging and cobbling together what can only barely pass for dinner.
 * 2022, Patrick Sproull, "Hot feral goblin apocalypse: How bulls*** internet trends made our imminent doom easier to swallow", The Independent, 8 August 2022:
 * Trends like goblin mode or bigging up the feral girl are just attempts to wrench control of the current moment.
 * 2022, Mike Isaac & Kate Conger, "Twitter grapples with an Elon Musk problem", The San Juan Daily Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 13 April 2022, page 11:
 * He [Elon Musk] proclaimed on Twitter that he was in “goblin mode” and suggested changes such as removing the “w” from the company's name to make it more vulgar and opening its San Francisco headquarters to shelter the homeless.
 * 2022, "Tesla CEO Elon Musk won't join Twitter's board after all", The Rock River Times, 13 April 2022, page 5:
 * Musk then posted a few cryptic tweets late Sunday, including one showing a meme saying, “In all fairness, your honor, my client was in goblin mode,” followed by one saying “Explains everything.”
 * 2022, Richard Godwin, "What is goblin mode", The Oldie, June 2022, 13:
 * Many of those who entered goblin mode during the two years of enforced isolation we've just endured are finding it hard to leave the mode.
 * 2022, Matt Davis, "I Went 'Goblin Mode' for a Whole Week So That You Don't Have To", The Lemon Press (satirical newsmagazine of the University of York), June 2022, page 17:
 * Reflecting on my time in goblin mode, I think that it is a good way to blow off a bit of steam and have something similar to a 'Joker moment' of your very own.
 * 2022, Caitlin Merrett King, "Unsure Theory: Ambivalence as Methodology", Arts, Volume 11, Issue 4, page 11:
 * I find a link to a podcast on Poleyster Zine ' s Instagram about Goblin Mode, the pandemic-induced slob craze to reveal the 'worst' parts of yourself online
 * 2022, G. Daniela Galarza, "Why fending for dinner is snacking practically", The Washington Post, 1 July 2022 (reprinted in , 9 July 2022, page 13):
 * In goblin mode, one might have a goblin meal, which involves scavenging and cobbling together what can only barely pass for dinner.
 * 2022, Patrick Sproull, "Hot feral goblin apocalypse: How bulls*** internet trends made our imminent doom easier to swallow", The Independent, 8 August 2022:
 * Trends like goblin mode or bigging up the feral girl are just attempts to wrench control of the current moment.