“Mogging outshines the competition to be named Collins Dictionary's word of the year”

Key points

• Mogging beats contenders like carspreading and Manchesterism for 2026.
• Usage of mogging rose 210% in 2026 according to Collins Corpus.
• Term is popular among Gen Z and Gen Alpha as slang.
• Jacob Rees-Mogg praised mogging as 'excellent news' for language.
• Collins cited patterns of usage and frequency in selecting the winner.