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-maxx

UK/-mæks/

-maxx suffix: forms verbs denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.

Suffix

-maxx (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -maxxes, present participle -maxxing, simple past and past participle -maxxed)

  1. (incel slang) Forms verbs denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.
    • looks + -maxx → looksmaxx
    • surgery + -maxx → surgerymaxx
  2. (Internet, broadly, ironic) Forms verbs denoting the maximization of a certain aspect of one's lifestyle.
    • rope (“to commit suicide”) + -maxx → ropemaxx
    • hope (“to be filled with hope”) + -maxx → hopemaxx

Forms of -maxx

third-person singular present-maxxes
present participle-maxxing
past participle-maxxed
past-maxxed
alternative form-max

Origin of -maxx

Clipping of maximize, with a superfluous x presumably to mimic Internet slang. Compare doxx.

Questions about -maxx

What does -maxx mean?
-maxx means forms verbs denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.
What part of speech is -maxx?
-maxx is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -maxx?
-maxx is pronounced /-mæks/ (UK).

Words near -maxx in the dictionary

  1. -mastia
  2. -mastix
  3. -mate
  4. -mates
  5. -max
  6. -maxx
  7. -maxxed
  8. -maxxes
  9. -maxxing
  10. -me-
  11. -meal

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