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Oxford Languages Word of the Year 2022 Goblin mode is our 2022 Word of the Year, recognising our desire, particularly as we emerged from the pandemic, to engage in 'unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy' behaviour that typically 'rejects social norms or expectations'. We made history with Word of the Year in 2022, as we asked you to help us choose. March 2023 Update The latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary includes over 1,400 fully revised and updated entries, and over 700 new words, phrases, and senses appear for the first time, including • Learn more about the words added to the OED this quarter in our • Discover the biblical origins of VIRAGO in • Take a look at the additions to New Zealand English in • Finally, ever wondered about the history of the word GROOM? Matthew Bladen, OED Senior Editor, delves into it You can see the full list of words to be added in this update

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