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Rizz is Oxford's word of the year for 2023. Do you have it?

If you're asking what "rizz" means, you're not alone. There's even a chance that you have rizz without actually knowing what it is.

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Oxford University Unveils Its 2023 Word Of The Year, With Term Popular Among Gen Z As The Winner

Do you have "rizz"? It's become Oxford's 2023 word of the year.

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Oxford Dictionaries names ‘goblin mode’ its word of the year

Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2022 word of the year: “goblin mode.”

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'Goblin mode' named Word of 2022 by the Oxford Dictionary. Here's what it means

Waking up on the couch at an ungodly time, only to shuffle to the kitchen to fix yourself a snack of shredded cheese eaten straight from the bag? That's goblin mode, baby.

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Oxford Dictionaries names 'goblin mode' its word of the year

Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2022 word of the year: “goblin mode.”

The Independent UK

How 'goblin mode' became Oxford's word of the year

The slang term means "behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms." It was the landslide pick in a public vote.

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How lockdown and apps like BeReal helped us to embrace our inner 'Goblins'

The slang term for people who are shamelessly lazy and self-indulgent has been voted as the Oxford word of the year

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Goblin mode: Oxford Word of the Year 2022

With the year coming to an end, it's time to look back and reflect upon the past 12 months. During this time, every year the Oxford English Dictionary shares its Word of the Year which aptly sums up the mood and ethos of that particular year. But for the first…

The Times of India

Public asked to vote for Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2022

Voters can choose between ‘goblin mode’, ‘metaverse’ and ‘#IStandWith’

The Independent UK

Oxford word of the year to face its first public vote

Three ‘words’ selected by Oxford University Press – ‘goblin mode’, ‘#IStandWith’ and ‘metaverse’ – can now be voted for online

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