"pog" meaning in English

See pog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɑɡ/ [US], /pɔɡ/ [US], /pɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pog.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more pog [comparative], most pog [superlative]
Etymology: A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv of streamer Ryan Gutierrez named after his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG. An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pogchamp|PogChamp|nocap=1}} clipping of PogChamp, {{m|en||pog}} pog Head templates: {{en-adjective}} pog (comparative more pog, superlative most pog)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) Awesome, excellent, remarkable. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pog-en-adj-BP9DA8oC Categories (other): English Twitch-speak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /pɑɡ/ [US], /pɔɡ/ [US], /pɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pog.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv of streamer Ryan Gutierrez named after his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG. An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pogchamp|PogChamp|nocap=1}} clipping of PogChamp, {{m|en||pog}} pog Head templates: {{en-interjection}} pog
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) Used to denote excitement. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pog-en-intj-jNML0G-h Categories (other): English Twitch-speak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɑɡ/ [US], /pɔɡ/ [US], /pɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pog.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pogs [plural]
Etymology: A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv of streamer Ryan Gutierrez named after his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG. An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pogchamp|PogChamp|nocap=1}} clipping of PogChamp, {{m|en||pog}} pog Head templates: {{en-noun}} pog (plural pogs)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) A phrase that positively compliments something. Ex. praise. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pog-en-noun-Oftpk-1W Categories (other): English Twitch-speak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pogs [plural]
Etymology: Genericization of the trademark POG. From juice brand POG (Passion Fruit, Orange, Guava). From the POG brand handing out cardboard milk bottle cap liners as playing pieces for milk caps. Etymology templates: {{m|en|POG}} POG Head templates: {{en-noun}} pog (plural pogs)
  1. A single piece in the game of milk caps. Synonyms: milk cap Derived forms: poggers, pogchamp
    Sense id: en-pog-en-noun-S8xezfta
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /pɑɡ/ [US], /pɔɡ/ [US], /pɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pog.wav [Southern-England] Forms: pogs [present, singular, third-person], pogging [participle, present], pogged [participle, past], pogged [past]
Etymology: A clipping of PogChamp, an emoticon used on streaming site Twitch.tv of streamer Ryan Gutierrez named after his 2011 video called "Pogs Championship" where he wins a game of Pogs. The game is named after the drink Passion Orange Guava, abbreviated POG. An erroneous folk etymology states that pog is an acronym for "play of the game," as the term is commonly used within the video game streaming community. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|pogchamp|PogChamp|nocap=1}} clipping of PogChamp, {{m|en||pog}} pog Head templates: {{en-verb}} pog (third-person singular simple present pogs, present participle pogging, simple past and past participle pogged)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, Twitch-speak) To open one's mouth in surprise or excitement in an exaggerated manner. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-pog-en-verb-P2pAzCNn Categories (other): English Twitch-speak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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}

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