# mog

> English word · Verb · IPA /mɒɡ/ · frequency rank #60,967

## Definitions
1. To be significantly more attractive than (someone or something); to dominate in appearance.
2. To be superior to (something); to beat, outclass.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Egyptian 𓃾der.
Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /⁠ʾālep⁠/)bor.
Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha)bor.
English alpha
Latin mās
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -culus
Latin masculus
Vulgar Latin masclus
Old French maslebor.
Middle English male
English male
English alpha male
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Germanic *ab
Proto-West Germanic *ab
Old English æf
Old English of
Middle English of
English of
Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *kruppazder.
Frankish *kruppbor.
Vulgar Latin *cruppus
Italian gruppobor.
French groupebor.
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Italian gruppobor.
English group
English AMOG
English mog
Derived from AMOG (“alpha male of group”) perhaps influenced by mug (i.e. in mug shot). The word first appeared on fitness forums and imageboards around 2016 and was popularized around 2021.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mog