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Discover the meaning and origins of this beloved Pepe emote
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“Poggers” is both a slang word and emote that signifies surprise and eagerness. On the Twitch streaming platform, the word is represented by an image of Pepe the Frog (a green cartoon frog with large eyes and pronounced lips) with his mouth wide open. We’ll cover everything there is to know about this fun emote and slang word, including how to use it and where it came from.
Things You Should Know
- Poggers is shorthand for a surprised or excited reaction to something.
- The poggers emote is used frequently on Twitch streams, and resembles Pepe the Frog with his mouth wide open.
- Poggers comes from the old “PogChamp” emote, which was removed from the Twitch platform in 2021.
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References
- ↑ https://7esl.com/poggers/
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/14/17335670/twitch-emotes-meaning-list-kappa-monkas-omegalul-pepe-trihard
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pogchamp
- ↑ https://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/07/30/news/whatever.html
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/14/17335670/twitch-emotes-meaning-list-kappa-monkas-omegalul-pepe-trihard
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2021/1/6/22218059/pogchamp-twitch-removed-emote-ryan-gootecks-gutierrez-trump-capitol-hill
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/my-little-pogchamp
- ↑ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pogu
- ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/12/22280810/twitch-pogchamp-komodo-dragon-komodohype-replacement
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