mog

Formsmogs, mogging, mogged

Pluralmogs

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   beat in looksverbslangtransitive or intransitive

   In slang, to outclass someone or something, especially by being far better-looking.

   Fans joked that the actor mogged every co-star he had ever worked with.

   Put on the tailored suit and you will mog at the wedding.

   UsageOften passive, get mogged, or pushed further with an intensifier: mogs everyone into oblivion.

   Similaroutshine, outclass, eclipse

   Note

   The verb was built from AMOG, "alpha male of group," surfacing on fitness forums and imageboards around 2016 and spreading widely around 2021. It has nothing to do with the older dialect verb for walking slowly. Source

   Checked 2 Nov 2026 · 3 facts

   • The slang verb derives from AMOG, meaning alpha male of group. en.wikipedia.org
   • It appeared on fitness forums and imageboards around 2016 and became popular around 2021. en.wiktionary.org
   • The older dialect verb meaning to walk slowly has a separate etymology. en.wiktionary.org
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   catnouncolloquialUKcountable

   A cat.

   A scruffy ginger mog has been hanging around the bins behind the pub all week.

   Get that mog off the kitchen table before it eats the butter!

   UsageA clipped moggy, said with affection or mild exasperation about a pet or neighborhood cat.

   Similarcat, moggy, puss

   Note

   British speech clips moggy or moggie to a single syllable and uses it, with affection or mild exasperation, for a pet or neighborhood cat. Newspapers enjoy it on their lighter pages: Larry the Downing Street cat is a mog, and so are the scene-stealing cats of film. Source

   Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts

   • The cat noun mog is a clipping of moggy or moggie. en.wiktionary.org
   • A newspaper calls Larry, the Downing Street cat, a mog. independent.co.uk
   • Newspaper coverage also calls film cats mogs. en.wiktionary.org
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   walk slowlyverbdialectalintransitive

   To move or walk, often slowly.

   The old dog mogged off toward the barn without looking back.

   Hunters still mog around these woods every fall.

   UsageUsually with a small adverb: mog about, mog off, mog around.

   Similarmosey, amble, wander, saunter

   Note

   Its origin is unknown; one tentative suggestion links it to the Scottish dialect words mudge, "to stir," and muggins. Source

   Checked 2 Nov 2026 · 2 facts

   • The movement verb has an unknown origin; a tentative etymology connects it with Scottish dialect mudge and muggins. en.wiktionary.org
   • Scottish mudge means to stir. en.wiktionary.org
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   cookienoundialectalCanadaNewfoundlandcountable

   A traditional cookie with a soft texture and a mixture of toasted pecans, dried fruit, molasses, and spices.

   Every December my aunt mails us a tin of mogs from St. John's.

   A good mog should be chewy, dark, and packed with raisins and pecans.

   Note

   Newfoundland's full name for the cookie is lassy mog, lassy being local speech for molasses, its main flavor. Where mog comes from is uncertain; it may be a dialect shortening or variant of mug or of morsel. Source

   Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts

   • The Newfoundland cookie is called lassy mog and has a pronounced molasses flavor. rockrecipes.com
   • Lassy is a Newfoundland shortening of molasses. ichblog.ca
   • The origin of mog is uncertain; a proposed explanation connects it with mug or morsel. en.wiktionary.org

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