How 'mogging' went from toxic term to mainstream

"Mogging" has seen its usage soar over the past year, with the Gen Z slang term being named Collins English Dictionary's word of the year.

Finding its origins in the online language of the manosphere, an online community built around hyper-masculine and often misogynistic content, the term broke out into the mainstream this year, being used by celebrities and the media.

The word is defined by Collins as being used playfully to mean "the act of outshining or outperforming someone or something" and is now widely employed in online discourse about celebrity culture, with signs it is making its way into everyday vocabulary.