interjection Gaming Slang

PogChamp

· interjection · gaming

The hype emote. Mouth wide open, pure excitement.

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Definitions

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The moment something insane happens, chat erupts in PogChamp. It's hype, shock and 'did you SEE that' all in one face.

“1v5 clutch with a knife PogChamp”
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Where 'Pog' and 'poggers' come from. The whole hype vocabulary of Twitch traces back to this one surprised face.

“World record just got broken live PogChamp”
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PogChamp In A Sentence

1v5 clutch with a knife PogChamp
World record just got broken live PogChamp

Origin & Usage

A global Twitch emote from a 2010 Cross Counter TV outtake of Street Fighter player Ryan 'Gootecks' Gutierrez pulling a wide-eyed, open-mouthed face after the camera got bumped.

Variants PogPoggersPogU

People Also Ask

Why did Twitch remove PogChamp?

In January 2021 Twitch retired the original Gootecks PogChamp over comments he made, then cycled new faces into the slot. The wider 'Pog' culture stuck around regardless.

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