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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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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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