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retardmaxx

retardmaxx verb: to prioritize quick decisions over thoughtful decisions; to avoid overthinking.

Verb

retardmaxx (third-person singular simple present retardmaxxes, present participle retardmaxxing, simple past and past participle retardmaxxed)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, intransitive, offensive, vulgar) To prioritize quick decisions over thoughtful decisions; to avoid overthinking.
    • It’s in this context that internet trends like retardmaxxing gain traction. For many, it becomes a way to disrupt the mental loop, sending an email without rewriting it ten times, applying for the job without feeling “fully ready”, starting the workout without waiting for motivation, or putting...2026 February 10, Jigyasa Sahay, “'Retardmaxxing' is internet's new response to overthinking”, in India Today, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026

Forms of retardmaxx

third-person singular presentretardmaxxes
present participleretardmaxxing
past participleretardmaxxed
pastretardmaxxed

Origin of retardmaxx

From retard + -maxx.

Questions about retardmaxx

What does retardmaxx mean?
Retardmaxx means to prioritize quick decisions over thoughtful decisions; to avoid overthinking.
What part of speech is retardmaxx?
Retardmaxx is a verb.
What is the past tense of retardmaxx?
The past tense of retardmaxx is retardmaxxed.

Words near retardmaxx in the dictionary

  1. retardive
  2. retardively
  3. retardlican
  4. retardlicans
  5. retardlike
  6. retardmaxx
  7. retardmaxxed
  8. retardmaxxes
  9. retardmaxxing
  10. retardment
  11. retardments

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