[Ads-l] new to me: "goblin mode"

[James Eric Lawson]

I associate the term with 'goblin mode' with "Gobblin' mode" data
ingestion...since 2014 or thereabouts.

https://engineering.linkedin.com/data-ingestion/gobblin-big-data-ease

https://gobblin.readthedocs.io/en/stable/

I have no smokin' gun, but I suspect the term migrated from technical
use on big data platforms. "Companies powered by Gobblin":

https://gobblin.readthedocs.io/en/stable/Powered-By/

On 12/6/22 12:07, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> I relate "goblin mode" to the transformation of "slob" from a noun to a
> verb. Both represent an attempt to escape being a slob as a permanent
> identity, and change it into a temporary condition: "slobbing", "goblin
> mode", etc.
> DanG
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 12:20 PM Andy Bach <afbach at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Apparently, just me:
>> "It's mindlessly binge-watching television without worrying about the time.
>> It's eating snacks in bed without a care about leftover crumbs. And it's
>> wearing the same pair of pajamas all week while working from home. Welcome
>> to "goblin mode." The slang term is defined as a "type of behavior which is
>> unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a
>> way that rejects social norms or expectations." This year, Oxford
>> Languages, the creator of the Oxford English Dictionary, titled "goblin
>> mode" as the 2022 Word of the Year, meaning it best reflected the ethos and
>> mood of the past 12 months.
>>
>> https://www.npr.org/2022/12/05/1140696560/oxford-word-2022-goblin-mode
>>
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