plogging

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/ˈplɒɡɪŋ/

noun

jogging and picking up litter

OriginSwedish plogging →
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Meanings

nounplogging (uncountable)
  1. neologismuncountablejogging and picking up litter

    Since 2016, across Europe, plogging groups have appeared in Scandinavia, Germany, and beyond.

    2019, David L. Edgell Sr, Managing Sustainable Tourism, Routledge, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Swedishplogging
  2. Englishplogging

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.

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Translations

Finnish roskajuoksu
  • roskajuoksujogging and picking up litter
German Plogging
  • Ploggingjogging and picking up litter
Malay larian kutip, ploging
  • larian kutipjogging and picking up litter
  • plogingjogging and picking up litter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plogging

loggingfloggingdoggingfrogging
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“plogging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plogging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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