English teacher vocabulary: An English teacher in Bengaluru reflects on Gen Z slang, digital habits and the enduring value of carrying a physical dictionary to class. <p class="bodytext">When Collins Dictionary announced its Word of the Year for 2026 as ‘mogging’, my first expression was, “What?” I soon discovered that the word was popular among Gen Z and Gen Alpha, and perhaps it was time for me to update my contextual knowledge as.