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mog

USMAWG/mɔɡ/UKMOG/mɒɡ/

Verbmogs, mogging, mogged

Noun pluralmogs

6 meanings of mog

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  1. 1
    beat in looksverbslangtransitive or intransitive
    To be much better than someone or something, especially to look much better.

    My older cousins mog me in every family photo.

    With his new haircut, he really mogs.

    UsagePeople often say get mogged.

    Similaroutshine, outclass, eclipse

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  2. 2
    catnouncolloquialUKcountable
    A cat, the small furry animal that many people keep as a pet.

    Our fat old mog sleeps on the sofa all day.

    The mog next door sat on our wall all afternoon.

    UsageA short form of moggy, said fondly or a bit crossly.

    Similarcat, moggy, puss

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  3. 3
    walk slowlyverbdialectalintransitive
    To go or walk somewhere, often slowly.

    We like to mog about the farm on Sunday afternoons.

    He mogged along behind the others, in no hurry at all.

    UsageSay mog off or mog about.

    Similarmosey, amble, wander, saunter

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  4. 4
    cookienoundialectalCanadaNewfoundlandcountable
    A soft, sweet cookie made with molasses, spices, dried fruit, and pecans.

    We had warm mogs and tea after skating.

    She handed me a mog straight from the oven.

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Less common meanings

  1. 5
    verbcolloquialAustralia
    To move government workers or their work to a different department when the government changes how its departments are organized.
  2. 6
    verb
    In a card game called costly colors, to swap a card with the dealer.

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Origins

Meaning 1

It comes from AMOG, short for “alpha male of group”. It started on internet forums around 2016.

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Meaning 3

No one knows where it comes from; it may be linked to some Scottish dialect words.

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Meaning 2

It is a short form of moggie or moggy.

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Meaning 4

It is a short form of lassy mog, a Newfoundland word whose origin is not known.

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