{
  "id": 17978697,
  "title": "Collins Dictionary names ‘mogging’ 2026 Word of the Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/collins-dictionary-names-mogging-2026-word-of-the-year-17978697",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:14:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/collins-dictionary-names-mogging-2026-word-of-the-year/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Collins English Dictionary has declared “mogging” as its Word of the Year for 2026, highlighting the fast-growing slang term used by Generation Z and Generation Alpha to describe someone upstaged or outshined. Collins, a Glasgow-based dictionary known for capturing modern language use, defines “mogging” as outperforming or outshining someone or something. The term, believed to have originated in bodybuilding culture around 2016, initially referred to the most dominant male in a gym. It has since evolved into a verb and gained widespread usage among younger people to express situations where someone or something appears less impressive in comparison. Collins Managing Director Alex Beecroft noted the word's reflection of younger generations' influence on language. The dictionary reports a 210% surge in the word's usage in 2026. Other shortlisted terms included \"firewave,\" \"ghost job,\" \"carspreading,\" \"Manchesterism,\" \"fricy,\" \"friendslop,\" \"bixie,\" and \"P(doom).\"",
  "summary": "Collins Dictionary has named ‘mogging’, a slang term for outshining someone, its 2026 Word of the Year, reflecting its growing use by younger generations. Read More: https://punchng.com/collins-dictionary-names-mogging-2026-word-of-the-year/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Collins Dictionary chooses ‘mogging’ as its 2026 word of the year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/collins-dictionary-chooses-mogging-as-its-2026-word-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-11-03T13:12:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}