Citations:goblin mode

English citations of goblin mode

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

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2009 February 10, jen f (@jenniferdujour), Twitter‎:
m was in full hyperactive goblin mode last night. it was as if she ate a bag of sugar-coated candy, then washed it down with a few red bulls
2014 November 29, Grant Oakley (@grantjoakley), Twitter‎:
Gonna go full goblin mode today and no leave my bed
2016 January 8, I miss my cat (@sabrutewa), Twitter‎:
I think my hair is on goblin mode 😹 [photo of the user with unbrushed hair]
2024 August 4, Katlyn Pollock (@writerkitty17), Twitter‎:
Air back on, Starbucks acquired. Hair blessedly and finally washed and conditioned. Goblin mode deactivated.
2017 October 14, Wisiro (@allstartheirin), Twitter‎:
I am tired Af, struggling to keep my eyes open, lethargy goblin mode activated
2017 November 26, @picchigemellati, Twitter‎:
me when im outside: ahh fresh air is so nice! i love how cool and clean and cold it is! im gonna clean everything when i get back!
me back inside: goblin mode Activated
2017 December 22, shein adderall (@mogerita_), Twitter‎:
In full refrigerator goblin mode at my mom's house, going hard, and dipping these cold hushpuppies in vinegar bbq sauce
2018 June 20, @leggorbitmoved, Twitter‎:
no more aesthetic shit i'm going back to goblin mode
2018 August 6, peggy dagger (@tricksythieves), Twitter‎:
Goblin mode activated when I shower in complete darkness with only very aggressive fiona apple songs playing
2018 August 30, audrey!! (@AUDiOERF), Twitter‎:
after two weeks straight of dutifully doing makeup every day i am in absolute full goblin mode
2019 January 25, Skye Routier (@skye_frances), Twitter‎:
I have fulfilled all of my social and work obligations for the day. Goblin mode: activated.
2019 March 9, ßilly ßadass🌸 (@peerifool_), Twitter‎:
god if i werent in hideous goblin mode id say HEY LETS BUY TRAIN TICKETS AND MEET IN MUNICH but im in hideous goblin mode and not leaving my bed
2019 July 18, Pongers (@falsecrab), Twitter‎:
shaving after an entire week of full on goblin mode is symbolic and should be taken as such
2019 September 20, dr. ovi (@jirtenergy), Twitter‎:
Mac and cheese, vodka soda, and 90 Day Fiancé. Truly my PEAK of goblin mode
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 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 Stars and Stripes, 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.

Citations:goblin mode

English citations of goblin mode

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

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