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

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Gobblin' mode" actually makes sense: simultaneously devouring junk
food and bad TV.

JL

On Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 5:11 PM James Eric Lawson <jel at nventure.com> wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> a
> >>
> >> Andy Bach,
> >> afbach at gmail.com
> >> 608 658-1890 cell
> >> 608 261-5738 wk
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