Collins Dictionary has named “mogging” — slang for outshining someone or something — as its word of the year.
Mogging is most often used by young people “in a playful and ironic way when someone is upstaged,” dictionary officials said. The word saw a 210% increase in usage in 2026.
Collins Managing Director Alex Beecroft said the choice shows how “each generation leaves its mark on language,” calling it an example of how Gen Z and Gen Alpha have turned a word into humorous slang, The Associated Press reported.
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Other notable words include “firewaves,” a series of urban wildfires in a short span of time, and “P(doom),” an estimate of the probability that artificial intelligence will bring about the collapse of human civilization.
Collins experts track a 27 billion-word database that draws on sources including social media to compile the annual list, which also includes “carspreading,” “fricy,” “ghost jobs” and “friendslop.”
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