Etymology

plogging

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Today it means: jogging and picking up litter Full definition →

Swedish plogging
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromplogging
  2. English todayplogging

Borrowed from Swedish plogging, coined in 2016 as blend of plocka upp (“to pick up”) and jogging (“jogging”). From there the practice has spread to other countries.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.