Etymology

amogus

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Today it means: A crewmate or impostor character from the video game Among Us. Full definition →

English us ← Middle English us ← Old English ūs
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amogus · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Germanic*an
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  4. Old Englishon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ga-
  9. Old Englishġe-
  10. Old Englishmang
  11. Old Englishġemang
  12. Old Englishonġemang
  13. Old Englishamang
  14. Middle Englishamong
  15. Englishamong
  16. Proto-Indo-European*n̥smé
  17. Proto-Germanic*uns
  18. Old Englishūs
  19. Middle Englishus
  20. Englishus
  21. English todayamogus

Corruption of Among Us, the name of a 2018 social deduction game developed by Innersloth. Popularized by memes around January 2021, in which a StoneToss comic is edited to say "amogus" in a humorous non sequitur.

Amogus · proper noun, noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  2. Proto-Germanic*an
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ana
  4. Old Englishon
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  7. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  8. Proto-West Germanic*ga-
  9. Old Englishġe-
  10. Old Englishmang
  11. Old Englishġemang
  12. Old Englishonġemang
  13. Old Englishamang
  14. Middle Englishamong
  15. Englishamong
  16. Proto-Indo-European*n̥smé
  17. Proto-Germanic*uns
  18. Old Englishūs
  19. Middle Englishus
  20. Englishus
  21. English todayAmogus

A corruption of the game's name. Popularized by memes around January 2021, in which a StoneToss comic is edited to say "amogus" in a humorous non sequitur.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.