'Mogging' tops 'firewave' as Collins' word of the year
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"Mogging", a word meaning to outshine someone, often in appearance, was crowned word of the year by Collins English Dictionary, beating "firewave" and "ghost jobs".
"Mogging", a word meaning to outshine someone, often in appearance, was crowned word of the year by Collins English Dictionary, beating "firewave" and "ghost jobs".
According to the dictionary, mogging is a compliment meaning "the act of outshining or outperforming someone or something", with the word spreading on social media in the past year.
It is believed to be rooted in the slang acronym AMOG (alpha male of the group), which was associated with bodybuilding culture before being adopted by manosphere and incel spaces that often promote misogynist beliefs.
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