Goblin mode first appeared on Twitter in 2009, according to Oxford, but has grown in prominence over the last year or so. "It catches a real mood and a preoccupation of the moment," Grathwohl said.

The goblins of Goblin:Macbeth. After two successful productions in Calgary, the show arrives at Vancouver's Bard on the Beach Aug. 19. (Terry Manzo) If the cast photos don't stop you in your ...

The first Oxford word of the year to be chosen by public vote has been announced. The winning word, "goblin mode", is a slang term describing "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or ...

This aspect of goblin lore is represented in Christina Rossetti’s 1862 poem Goblin Market: One had a cat’s face, one whisked a tail, one tramped at a rat’s pace, one crawled like a snail.