GoKawiilCollins Dictionary adds p(doom), mogging, friendslop and ghost jobs for 2026
Collins Dictionary, based in Scotland, released its annual list of new and notable words for 2026, including p(doom) (the probability of AI-caused catastrophe), mogging (outshining someone), friendslop (low-budget games played among friends) and ghost jobs (postings with no real intent to hire). The list follows Collins naming vibe-coding its 2025 Word of the Year and the American Dialect Society's 2023 pick of enshittification.
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Annual word lists like these function as a snapshot of which tech and internet behaviors have become widespread enough to need shorthand, from AI anxiety to hiring practices like ghost jobs. Which terms eventually enter everyday speech, as selfie and podcast did, versus which fade like outdated tech slang, may say as much about shifting habits and platforms as about language itself.
- Collins Dictionary's 2026 list includes p(doom), mogging, friendslop and ghost jobs.
- Vibe-coding was Collins' 2025 Word of the Year; enshittification was the American Dialect Society's 2023 pick.
- Terms like selfie, podcast and content creator have become permanent fixtures in everyday language.
Source: cnet.com — Aaron Pruner, 2026-11-06
Published there as: “Do You Speak Geek? 5 Tech Terms That Endure, and 5 That Got Defragged”
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