Meanings
present singular third person -maxxes · participle present -maxxing · participle past -maxxed · past -maxxed · alternative -max
- incel slangForms verbs denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.
looks + -maxx → looksmaxx
2 more examples
surgery + -maxx → surgerymaxx
trans + -maxx → transmaxx
- InternetbroadlyironicForms verbs denoting the maximization of a certain aspect of one's lifestyle.
rope (“to commit suicide”) + -maxx → ropemaxx
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hope (“to be filled with hope”) + -maxx → hopemaxx
Made it with 5 minutes of my scheduled lunch to spare. Napmaxxed
2022 February 16, SWAMP SAM (@mardirooster), Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2023Soupmaxx immediately. If you fear veggies, soups are a great way to extract the beneficial nutrients safely.
2022 October 7, Hyde (@BreatheLesss), Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2023hard work with long hours and serious legal liabilities tied to your performance - or some brunchmaxxing tech job. what would you choose?
2022 December 26, Akhlys (@MetaphysicE), Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2023Never leaving my bed again im sleepmaxxing
2023 April 7, bane (@banewastaken), Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
- Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂yōs
- Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂ism̥mos
- Proto-Italic*magisVmos
- Latinmaximus
- Englishmaximizeclip.
- English-maxx
Clipping of maximize, with a superfluous x presumably to mimic Internet slang. Compare doxx.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
-maxx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maxx
“-maxx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maxx. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-maxx,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maxx.
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