mog
To manifest effortless dominance through self-evident superior handsomeness,…To manifest effortless dominance through self-evident superior handsomeness, especially with composure and by quiet comparison.
Translations
1 languagesMeaning
6 senses(Internet, intransitive, stative, transitive)To manifest effortless dominance through self-evident superior handsomeness, especially with composure and by quiet comparison.
He mogged him just by standing next to him.
His face mogs mine to hell and back.
(Internet, broadly, stative, transitive)To be superior to (something); to beat, outclass.
(intransitive, transitive)In the game of costly colours: to exchange (a card) with the dealer.
More meanings 3
(Australia, informal, transitive)To remove (a public servant) from their position following a Machinery of Government change, a process in which the Government of Australia reorganizes the responsibilities and structure of the government.
(UK, US, dialectal, intransitive)To move or walk slowly; to trudge, amble; (more broadly) to go.
to mog about
to mog off
(UK, US, dialectal, rare, transitive)To cause to move; to drive.
Origin
Unknown; the Oxford English Dictionary tentatively suggests a connection to the ScottishUnknown; the Oxford English Dictionary tentatively suggests a connection to the Scottish dialect terms mudge (“to move oneself; to stir”) and muggins.
From MoG (“Machinery of Government”).
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Forms
mogs, mogging, mogged, moggedTenses
mog · mogged · will mog · have moggedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.