poggers
/ˈpɒɡərz/
CommonAn exclamation of excitement or hype, originally a Twitch emote.
Can be sincere hype or ironic. Younger audiences often use it ironically because of how overused it became.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | POGGERS he actually clutched it | Expressing peak excitement after a skilled play. | youtube, 2021 |
| 02 | got the last piece of ramen in the store, poggers | Calling a small everyday win exciting in an ironic way. | x, 2022 |
| 03 | that patch just buffed my main, extremely poggers | The game update was good news for the speaker. | reddit, 2022 |
| 04 | my pizza arrived early. poggers. | A small thing went right and it is being treated as a big win. | x, 2023 |
Use it when
- Reacting to something exciting or impressive in a game.
- Expressing hype about news or an announcement.
- Ironically hyping up something mundane.
- Spamming in a Twitch chat during a hype moment.
Do not use it when
- You want to sound sincere without any ironic undertone.Use “amazing” instead.
- Talking to someone unfamiliar with gaming or streaming culture.
Variations and related forms
Poggers vs pog
poggers
Poggers is the longer, slightly more playful version.
VS
pog
Pog is shorter and punches harder in all-caps chat spam.
Origin and context
Derived from PogChamp, a Twitch emote added in 2012 showing Ryan Gutierrez's excited face. The PogChamp emote became one of the most-used on the platform, spawning variants including Poggers, which uses a Pepe the Frog version of the expression.
- First seen
- mid-2010s
- Confidence
- high
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