'Mogging' is Collins' word of the year...
Paul Glynn, Culture reporter
"Mogging", a word used playfully to mean outshining, outperforming or upstaging someone or something, has been named as word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary.
A fast-growing slang word among members of Generations Z and Alpha — both online and in everyday conversation — mogging went mainstream in 2026 with a 210% increase in its usage.
Collins' managing director Alex Beecroft said its lexicographers look at "how often words are used" and also "analyse patterns of usage" that reveal the latest linguistic trends.
The selection of mogging as word of the year, he said, "shows how each generation leaves its mark on language".
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Mogging — not to be confused with mugging or mugging someone off — refers to outshining or dominating someone, most often in looks.
You may even have mogged someone or been mogged yourself over the past 12 months.
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Collins — one of the UK's major dictionary publishers — draws from a range of sources, including social media, to reflect how the English language is evolving in the UK each year.
Its word of the year for 2025 was "vibe coding" — the art of making an app or website by describing it to artificial intelligence (AI) rather than by writing programming code manually. [σύνταξη κώδικα με τη βοήθεια της ΤΝ, τεχνοκωδίκευση;]
Other definitions that made the dictionary's 10-strong shortlist included ghost job, something frustrated jobseekers will be familiar with — when an employer posts a position with no intention of appointing someone. [εργασία-φάντασμα; εικονική θέση εργασίας;]
Hydration break was of course made famous by this year's World Cup. while p(doom) is the estimation of probability of an AI-aided collapse of civilisation. [διάλειμμα ενυδάτωσης]
Manchesterism, a term associated with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, is about the devolution of power to the regions, combining economic growth with social progress. [μαντσεστερισμός]
'Mogging' is Collins' word of the year... but do you know what it means?
The slang term, which relates to outshining or upstaging someone, is one of 10 words celebrated.
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Τι να πούμε για το mogging; Επισκιάζω, ρίχνω στ' αφτιά, καπελώνω, στραπατσάρω; Κάνω φιγούρα; Πρέπει να μαζέψω παραδείγματα χρήσης.
