Friendslop Added to Collins Dictionary as Mogging Wins
Collins Dictionary has added friendslop, a term for low-budget indie games made for casual group play, to its new entries. The word did not take the top spot…
Collins Dictionary added friendslop to its new entries in 2026, defining the term for low-budget independent video games designed for casual play with friends. The word missed the dictionary’s top honor: Collins named mogging its word of the year.
The additions put gaming slang alongside terms from food, fashion, artificial intelligence and public life. Friendslop describes a style of multiplayer game where social play takes priority over high-end production.
What does friendslop mean in Collins Dictionary?
Collins defines friendslop as “a type of low-budget, independently produced video game, designed to be played casually with a group of friends.” The term has been adopted by gamers for informal co-op titles built around spending time together.
That definition points to a recognizable corner of gaming: games that invite friends to mess around together, rather than emphasizing polished graphics or a competitive structure. The label can help players describe that kind of experience, even as the games themselves vary.
Examples named among popular friendslop games include Big Walk, Peak, Gamble With Your Friends, Lethal Company and R.E.P.O. The titles have drawn millions of sales on Steam, while clones have also appeared on platforms such as Roblox.
Big Walk was singled out as a co-op game whose play centers on shared discoveries. Its description highlighted players solving puzzles, exploring an open world and finding one another after getting separated. Those moments help explain why a term centered on social play has found a place in the dictionary.
Why did mogging win word of the year?
Mogging means to outperform or outshine someone or something. Collins chose it as its 2026 word of the year, while friendslop entered the dictionary as one of several notable additions.
Alex Beecroft, managing director of Collins, said the selection reflects how language changes across generations. “Collins lexicographers not only track how often words are used, but they also analyse patterns of usage. The selection of ‘mogging’ as Collins’ Word of the Year shows how each generation leaves its mark on language.”
Beecroft added: “It’s a great example of how Gen Z and Gen Alpha have adopted a word and turned it into humorous slang, making the language their own and 'mogging' the rest of us!”
The word is used for different kinds of comparison, including appearance, status and wealth. Collins’ choice puts a piece of online slang into a more formal record of current English, alongside a term that grew within gaming communities.
Other entries show the range of the list. Fricy combines “fruity” and “spicy” to describe food or drink with both qualities. Bixie refers to a hairstyle blending a bob and a pixie cut, while P(doom) is shorthand for an estimate of the probability that artificial intelligence could cause the collapse of human civilization.
Collins also included ghost jobs, referring to advertised positions that employers do not intend to fill, and carspreading, a term for manufacturers producing increasingly longer, wider and heavier vehicles. The entries cover both casual expressions and language tied to issues in work, transport and technology.
For gamers, friendslop now offers a dictionary-backed name for low-budget group games whose appeal rests on playing together. Mogging, meanwhile, took the year’s top language honor. Beecroft said the choice shows how younger generations have made the term their own, “making the language their own and 'mogging' the rest of us!”
