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tokenmaxxing

tokenmaxxing is the present participle and gerund of tokenmaxx.

Meaning of tokenmaxx

Verb

tokenmaxx (third-person singular simple present tokenmaxxes, present participle tokenmaxxing, simple past and past participle tokenmaxxed)

  1. (artificial intelligence slang) To consume AI tokens extravagantly, usually to inflate usage statistics that are used as a proxy for productivity.
    • But it has also created an expensive new status game, known as “tokenmaxxing,” among A.I.-obsessed workers who are desperate to prove how productive they are.2026 March 20, Kevin Roose, “More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2026

Questions about tokenmaxxing

What is tokenmaxxing the present participle and gerund of?
Tokenmaxxing is the present participle and gerund of tokenmaxx.

Words near tokenmaxxing in the dictionary

  1. tokenless block
  2. tokenlike
  3. tokenmaxx
  4. tokenmaxxed
  5. tokenmaxxes
  6. tokenmaxxing
  7. tokenminning
  8. tokenomic
  9. tokenomics
  10. tokens
  11. tokens get spent

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