Amogus comes from Among Us, the social deduction game released by Innersloth in 2018 that became a global hit in 2020. In early 2021 a crudely redrawn crewmate captioned with the misspelling Amogus spread as an ironic meme, and the name alone became shorthand for anything sus. Short sound clips using the word followed on TikTok, Discord and YouTube edits, where it is still dropped as a one word accusation. Its appeal is instant recognition, even for viewers who never played the game.