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-maxxing

-maxxing is the present participle and gerund of -maxx.

Meaning of -maxx

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
  2. (Internet, broadly, ironic) Forms verbs denoting the maximization of a certain aspect of one's lifestyle.
    • rope (“to commit suicide”) + -maxx → ropemaxx

Questions about -maxxing

What is -maxxing the present participle and gerund of?
-maxxing is the present participle and gerund of -maxx.

Words near -maxxing in the dictionary

  1. -mates
  2. -max
  3. -maxx
  4. -maxxed
  5. -maxxes
  6. -maxxing
  7. -me-
  8. -meal
  9. -megaly
  10. -meister
  11. -mel-

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -maxxing (page history and authors); -maxx (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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