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-maxx

Phrase CEFR B1
-mæks

Definitions

  1. Forms verb denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness, appeal, or sexual market value.
  2. Forms verbs for a wide range of effects unrelated to romance.

Examples

“looks + -maxx → looksmaxx”
“surgery + -maxx → surgerymaxx”
“trans + -maxx → transmaxx”
“rope (“to commit suicide”) + -maxx → ropemaxx”
“hope⟳ (“to be filled with hope⟳”) + -maxx → hopemaxx”
“Made it with 5 minutes of my scheduled lunch to spare⟳. Napmaxxed”
“Soupmaxx immediately. If you fear veggies, soups are a great way to extract the beneficial nutrients safely.”
“hard work⟳ with long hours and serious legal liabilities tied to your performance - or some brunchmaxxing tech job. what would you choose⟳?”
“Never leaving my bed again im sleepmaxxing”
“languagemaxxing by learning french through german (not fun)”
“People post⟳ pictures of Dave Brubeck albums and joke about jazzmaxxing their record⟳ collections. They beachmaxx on vacations and cozymaxx under voluminous blankets. Bears prepare⟳ for hibernation by salmonmaxxing. There's a minor meme about a lifestyle of espresso and wine and impossibly long lunches — Europemaxxing. […] The types that started using “-maxxing” in earnest often did so with such hectoring self-seriousness that it was impossible not to parody.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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