If you’re a frequent user of the live streaming platform ‘Twitch’ you may have heard the term ‘pog’ or ‘poggers’ thrown around. The term is used quite loosely on Twitch, whether it’s during a live stream or in the comments section. But what is ‘poggers’, what is a ‘pog’ and how do you use it? Well, that’s what we’re here for.

Poggers is basically an emote used on the live streaming platform Twitch. Twitch allows users to comment alongside a live stream video, and that's where emotes come in handy. Emotes are basically a form of emojis and share the same principle. Emotes are small images that are used as expressions instead of text.

Poggers is an emote from the Pepe family; a famous comic by artist Matt Furie. Poggers features the famous (in)famous Pepe the frog who was actually used extensively by the far-right (alt-right) movement. However, Poggers managed to leave his political ties behind and appeared on the live streaming website as a harmless emote.

The poggers emote can be interpreted in a few ways and depends a lot on the context. Generally, the term is used as an alternative to 'awesome', 'epic' or 'awesome'. Basically, it is used to explain something unusual that the user appreciated. The term is used in a positive sense and usually to praise someone or something for being awesome.