"poggers": what does the Twitch emote mean?

Where is he from?

“poggers” was created in 2017 when YouTuber Ryan Gutierrez “Gootecks” made the legendary facial expression on the “Cross Counter TV” show. Here the abbreviation “PoG” means “Play of Game”. The corresponding “PogChamp” meme appeared on 4chan in 2009. Where “Champ” is simply the abbreviation of “Champion”. Three years later, it was adopted as an official “Twitch emote” and has become more and more popular ever since.

The Internet Meme The green frog “Pepe the Frog” has been a household name since his appearance in Matt Furie's comic in 2005.

Where is it frequently used?

The term has become established in the gaming scene as a sign of surprise or excitement. The Twitch emote shows a face with huge eyes and a wide-open mouth, which can generally be interpreted as surprise or fright. In online games, “Poggers” is also used appreciatively in the community in the sense of “well played!”, “respect!”. So it shows surprise and admiration about a certain move or course of action in the game.

What needs to be taken into account during use?

You can use the Poggers emote yourself on Twitch, it is part of the FrankerFaceZ extension. Here you can use the image as well as comment on “Poggers”. What is important, however, is that you have to recognize in context whether the emote is meant to be admiring or used in a mocking manner. For example, if you did something badly, an ironic “Poggers” might follow.

There are now many expressions of the original frog, one of which is “MonkaS” or “Monkas”. Here the frog shows beads of sweat on its forehead, which means nervousness or fear. With this emote you can express that you are unsure or find something extremely strange. There are more emotional expressions from Pepe the Frog under the hashtag “MonkaS”.