Slang dictionary
phrogging
[ frog-ing ]
What is phrogging?
Phrogging is the act of secretly living in another person鈥檚 home without their knowledge or permission.
A person who engages in phrogging is sometimes called a phrog or, less commonly, a phrogger. The verb form phrog is sometimes used.
Phrogging is similar to squatting except that phrogging involves living in an occupied property.
Example: I just watched a show about phrogging and now I鈥檓 going to have dreams about someone creepily living in my attic.
Where does phrogging come from?
The origin of the term phrogging is uncertain. Some explanations trace the term to the word frog, which is claimed to be a reference to the fact that a person who engages in phrogging may 鈥渏ump鈥� from place to place (such as to avoid being caught).
The term phrogging has been used in this way since at least 2014, when it was used as the title of an independent short film. Use of the term increased on social media after the release of the 2019 horror film I See You, which involves an intruder engaging in phrogging and wearing a frog mask. Awareness of the term further increased in 2022 due to the premier of the true crime series Phrogging: Hider in My House, which depicts real-life reports of the practice.
Still, real-life instances of the practice are rare, and increases in awareness of the term are often tied to depictions in pop culture.
This has been a dope movie night. Found out bout a thing called phrogging. And apparently it happens in real life.
— Steamin A. Spliff (@iamSirPlus)
I just learned about phrogging in a movie. If anybody needs me I鈥檒l never be sleeping again. I鈥檒l be right over there hammering nails through baseball bats
— FozzieBare is querying 馃 (@Fozziebare)
Who uses phrogging?
Phrogging is most often discussed in relation to its depiction in pop culture, such as in movies and true crime shows.
There will be no sleep tonight after watching on 馃槺
— JLH (indie author, blogger or something) (@JLH_Collective)
I watched a horror about phrogging where people live in ur house without you knowing now I鈥檓 convinced someone is living in my attic or summet
— gracie馃 (@graciebhc)
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