mogged; mogging; mogs

transitive + intransitive

slang
: to outshine, outclass, or outperform someone or something
Smart Yield Pay offers seamless real-world utility through crypto debit cards, completely mogging Dogecoin's limited functionality.Lisa Walter
also : to surpass others in attractiveness, fashion sense, etc.
… I can't wear the same thing every single day no matter how badly I want to, because I know I will go outside and get mogged by 7,000 undergraduates. Ansley Kang
The primary goal of the looksmaxxer is not sexual pleasure or mating prowess … but to mog and achieve status within the pecking order of their … digital community. Thomas Chatterton Williams

Word History

Etymology

probably shortened from amog in same sense, verbal derivative of AMOG, acronym from Alpha Male Of the Group or Alpha Male Other Guy

First Known Use

circa 2018, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mog was circa 2018

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Cite this Entry

“Mog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mog. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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