# 'Mogging' is Collins' word of the year... but do you know what it means?

> "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.

- Published: 2026-11-03T02:45:02.147Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:02:30.730Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: AMOG, Alex Beecroft, Andy Burnham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clavicular, Collins, Collins English Dictionary, King's College London, Manchesterism, Mr. Olympia, Tate McRae, Tony Thorne

## How it developed

- 2026-11-03T02:45:02.147Z - BBC News: ['Mogging' is Collins' word of the year... but do you know what it means?](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cve8rp085zzjo)
- 2026-11-03T20:30:17.973Z - BBC News: [How 'mogging' went from toxic term to mainstream](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqkgj371jjk8o)
- 2026-11-04T00:02:30.730Z - LRT: [„Collins“ žodyno metų žodžiu išrinktas „mogging“ – kito nustelbimas](https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/svietimas/45/3102461/collins-zodyno-metu-zodziu-isrinktas-mogging-kito-nustelbimas)

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