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Amogus.

Among Us, a 2018 social deduction game developed by Innersloth.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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name/əˈməʊɡəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈmɒɡəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈmoʊɡəs/General-American/əˈmɑɡəs/General-American
  1. Among Us, a 2018 social deduction game developed by Innersloth.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé Proto-Germanic *uns Old English ūs Middle English us English us English Amogus 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.

noun/əˈməʊɡəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈmɒɡəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈmoʊɡəs/General-American/əˈmɑɡəs/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amogus (“a crewmate or impostor character from the video game Among Us”).

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among Proto-Indo-European *n̥smé Proto-Germanic *uns Old English ūs Middle English us English us English Amogus 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.

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