The dictionary announced its selection on Tuesday, describing the term as increasingly popular among Generation Z and Generation Alpha, who use it in a playful and ironic way to describe situations where someone is upstaged.

Collins Dictionary has named "mogging" as its word of the year. Here's what it means.

Collins Dictionary has named

Dictionary experts said that the word, most often used "in a playful and ironic way when someone is upstaged," has entered mainstream language and saw a 210% increase in usage in 2026.