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Twitter "Pog" / PogChamp
PogChamp (and its text-only Twitter variant "Pog") is a Twitch emote from a 2010 face-cam shot of streamer "gootecks" reacting in disbelief. Became Twitter's default "wow, this rules" reaction.
Cultural layers
Internet Native
Era
2010s
Subculture
Gaming
Cross-platform rendering
What users see when this trigger crosses into a non-TikTok app.
TikTok iOS
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Literal text
Shows literal Pog text on TikTok
TikTok Android
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Shows literal Pog text on TikTok
Discord
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Native
Renders as Discord custom PogChamp emote on servers with the emoji installed
iMessage
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Shows literal Pog text in iMessage
WhatsApp
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Shows literal Pog text in WhatsApp
Instagram
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Shows literal Pog text on Instagram DMs
Snapchat
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Shows literal Pog text on Snapchat
Common stacks
The other signifiers this entry pairs with most often on TikTok and other comment sections:
[shock][wow]
About this entry
PogChamp originated on Twitch in 2012. The emote spread to Twitter and Discord around 2018. In 2021 Twitch removed the original emote over an unrelated controversy; variants like PogO and Poggers carried the meaning forward.
When to use
- Reacting to a hype moment in a gaming/streaming context.
- General "wow, this rules" reaction on Twitter.
When not to use
- Sincere sympathy or somber contexts.
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