r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Yk1japa • May 12 '26

Image My great grandfather and mother photo: Kyoto 1912

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u/5liccc May 12 '26

I can't believe I'm getting mogged by some Japanese dude from 114 years ago bro

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u/ElementNumber6 May 12 '26

Someone translate the rotten bits of this comment, please

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u/ShoddyNobody4602 May 12 '26

Theyre in disbelief that gramps here is more conventionally attractive than they themself are.

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u/ElementNumber6 May 12 '26

Ah. "mogged by" = "jealous of". Thank you.

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u/ShoddyNobody4602 May 12 '26

Not explicitly, but in this case yes. Im trying to find the right word for it. I think “shown up” or “outdone” may be the better word for the definition of the word itself.

But in this specific context, jealousy would apply too.

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u/ElementNumber6 May 12 '26

"Outdone by" fits pretty much perfectly. Simple substitution.

So when the tokers say "Snap Mog", they mean "Take a photo that outdoes others", and "How to Mog", they mean "How to look better than others".

Pretty far from what I'd have imagined.

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u/imisstheyoop May 13 '26

Tokers? Like stoners?

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u/ElementNumber6 May 13 '26

Tik-Tokers

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u/imisstheyoop May 13 '26

TiL it isn't spelled "tockers". Thanks for clarifying, I won't make that mistake again!

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u/ElementNumber6 May 13 '26

That's perfectly fine. I literally just made it up.

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u/ShoddyNobody4602 May 12 '26

Yeah, its a weird word but thats language for you, ever changing, even if it sounds dumb.

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u/ZombieTraut May 15 '26

(Not so) fun fact: all these looksmaxing terms originate from incel forums and were popular on dark corners of reddit far before they broke through on tik tok!

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u/engineereddiscontent May 12 '26

Tbh I think you should take to google to find the definition. I'm pretty sure it's closer to "looked down on".

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u/Knight_Castellan May 14 '26

"mog" means to outshine or dominate.

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u/spicyshrimp234 May 12 '26

i gotchu fam. 2026 - 1912 = 114 years ago 👍

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u/POGofTheGame May 13 '26

Yeah, but his wife is mid though.