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| caption = Charcoal study of paired faces (Astra, 2026). To mog is to look better than the person next to you so they look worse by contrast. | |||
| alt = Paired-face charcoal study | |||
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'''Mogging''' as a gerund is the same comparison in progress. [[Frame mogging]] is winning it with shoulders and height rather than a face close-up.<ref name="bi">{{cite news |last=Notopoulos |first=Katie |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/frame-mogging-jestermaxxing-looksmaxxing-new-words-explained-2026-2 |title=How 'jestermaxxing' and 'frame mogging' are taking over the internet |newspaper=Business Insider |date=12 February 2026 |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref> | '''Mogging''' as a gerund is the same comparison in progress. [[Frame mogging]] is winning it with shoulders and height rather than a face close-up.<ref name="bi">{{cite news |last=Notopoulos |first=Katie |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/frame-mogging-jestermaxxing-looksmaxxing-new-words-explained-2026-2 |title=How 'jestermaxxing' and 'frame mogging' are taking over the internet |newspaper=Business Insider |date=12 February 2026 |access-date=13 February 2026}}</ref> | ||
== Etymology and use == | |||
The verb comes from pickup “AMOG” (alpha male of the group) via looksmaxxing forums.<ref name="wp" /> It names a contrast effect. It is not a moral ranking. [[Frame mogging]] is the body-frame version of the same comparison.<ref name="bi" /> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 11 September 2026
Mog (verb) is to look better than someone next to you so they look worse by comparison.[1] To be mogged is to lose that comparison. The word comes from pickup "AMOG" (alpha male of the group) via looksmaxxing forums. It is slang for a real social fact (contrast effects). It is not a moral ranking.
Mogging as a gerund is the same comparison in progress. Frame mogging is winning it with shoulders and height rather than a face close-up.[2]
Etymology and use
The verb comes from pickup “AMOG” (alpha male of the group) via looksmaxxing forums.[1] It names a contrast effect. It is not a moral ranking. Frame mogging is the body-frame version of the same comparison.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Looksmaxxing. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notopoulos, Katie. How 'jestermaxxing' and 'frame mogging' are taking over the internet. Business Insider. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.