Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Straits Times's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
8
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
‘Mogging’ tops ‘firewave’ as Collins’ word of the year
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Mogging → top → year
LONDON – “Mogging”, a word meaning to outshine someone, often in appearance, was crowned word of the year by Collins English Dictionary on Nov 3, beating “firewave” and “ghost jobs”.
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Mogging → mean → firewave
According to the dictionary, “mogging” is a compliment meaning “the act of outshining or outperforming someone or something”, with the word spreading on social media in the past year.
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word → accord → year
It is believed to be rooted in the slang acronym AMOG (alpha male of the group), which was associated with bodybuilding culture before being adopted by manosphere and incel spaces that often promote misogynist beliefs.
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that → believe → beliefs
But “mogging” has in recent months entered mainstream conversation, used by Gen Alpha and Gen Z to playfully describe someone looking more attractive, fashionable or cooler than another.
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mogging → enter → another
The word saw a 210% increase in usage in 2026, the dictionary said in a press release.
“It’s a great example of how Gen Z and Gen Alpha have adopted a word and turned it into humorous slang, making the language their own and ‘mogging’ the rest of us,” managing director Alex Beecroft said in a statement.
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Beecroft → see → statement
Every year, Collins lexicographers create a list of words that “reflect our ever-evolving language and the preoccupations of those who use it”.
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who → create → it
Others in the running were “carspreading” – manufacturers making vehicles that are bigger with every new model – and “ghost jobs”, postings advertised without any intention to hire someone, driven by frustrations with the job market.
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that → make → market
Also in contention was “Manchesterism”, the political philosophy associated by Andy Burnham, who became the British prime minister in July after a dramatic takeover, and “fricy”, food that is both fruity and spicy.
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that → associate → takeover
There was also “firewave”, referring to multiple wildfires that spread over a short period of time, and “bixie”, which is a haircut between a bob and a pixie cut.
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which → be → bob
“Look across the shortlist and the pattern is hard to miss,” a blog on the Collins website said.
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blog → look → website
“In 2026, everything is surpassing something else: bigger cars (carspreading), hotter summers (firewave, hydration break), a politician who outmanoeuvred a prime minister (Manchesterism).”
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who → surpass → minister
The 2025 word of the year was “vibe coding”, which meant the use of artificial intelligence to tell a machine what you want instead of coding it yourself.
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you → mean → it
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