looksmaxxer
/ˈlʊksˌmæksə(ɹ)/
looksmaxxer noun: a person who looksmaxxes.
Noun
looksmaxxer (plural looksmaxxers)
- A person who looksmaxxes.
- Many of Mr. Latham’s followers are so-called Looksmaxxers, part of a booming digital community of young men seeking to enhance their physical attractiveness. Its suffix comes from the world of role-playing games, in which to “max” means to fully develop a single character trait, like strength or...2023 November 6, Joseph Bernstein, “Young Men Seek Answers to an Age-Old Question: How to Be Hot”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2024
- Promoted by looksmaxxers as a face hack, mewing has gone mainstream, with more than 1bn mentions on TikTok.2024 February 15, Simon Usborne, “From bone smashing to chin extensions: how ‘looksmaxxing’ is reshaping young men’s faces”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2024
Forms of looksmaxxer
| plural | looksmaxxers |
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Origin of looksmaxxer
From looksmaxx + -er.
Questions about looksmaxxer
- What does looksmaxxer mean?
- Looksmaxxer means a person who looksmaxxes.
- What part of speech is looksmaxxer?
- Looksmaxxer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce looksmaxxer?
- Looksmaxxer is pronounced /ˈlʊksˌmæksə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of looksmaxxer?
- The plural of looksmaxxer is looksmaxxers.
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