Meaning
What does POGGERS mean?
POGGERS is a variant of the original Twitch.tv emote called PogChamp.
This version features an excited Pepe the Frog based Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez’s face with an open mouth, looking to its left.
The emote on Twitch.tv is used to express excitement, shock or even surprise, usually spammed alongside with its original version to create more hype.
POGGERS is a variant emote based on the original PogChamp and Pepe the Frog with several others like:
Origin
What's the origin of POGGERS?
The original image was taken from one of the streams featuring Ryan, called CounterCrossTV, by the message board 4chan’s sub board /v/ – Video Games which has later spawned POGGERS, an image that is a combination of Pepe the Frog and Ryan’s face.
The creation date of the reaction image is unknown.
POGGERS was added to the FrankerFaceZ in late 2017. which is a browser addon, that extends your viewing experience on Twitch.tv, by adding new unique emotes, chat features, etc.
Spread & Usage
How did POGGERS spread?
POGGERS is a very popular emote on the streaming website Twtich.tv, hence it is based on Pepe the Frog and one of the original emotes submitted to the site.
As of 10/12/2019. POGGERS is 44th on the top 100 most used emotes list according to the website StreamElements.
External resources
- Urban Dictionary – Poggers
Hi it’s me safiya
So this is basically the soyjak as an emote
(I’m aware that this is older than soyjak, but it’s become trendy to say poggers this year, so…)