"-maxx" meaning in All languages combined

See -maxx on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Forms: -maxxes [present, singular, third-person], -maxxing [participle, present], -maxxed [participle, past], -maxxed [past]
Etymology: Clipping of maximize, with a superfluous x presumably to mimic Internet slang. Compare doxx. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|maximize}} Clipping of maximize, {{m|en|x}} x, {{m|en|doxx}} doxx Head templates: {{en-verb}} -maxx (verb-forming suffix, third-person singular simple present -maxxes, present participle -maxxing, simple past and past participle -maxxed)
  1. (incel slang) Denoting an enhancement or improvement, with the goal of "maximizing" one's attractiveness or appeal. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--maxx-en-suffix-I-cc3F83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (Internet slang, loosely, ironic) Used tongue-in-cheek for a wide range of effects unrelated to romance. Tags: Internet, broadly, ironic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--maxx-en-suffix-9ecPsn6R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: -max Related terms: -cel, -core, -pilled

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 February 16, SWAMP SAM (@mardirooster), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-14",
          "text": "Made it with 5 minutes of my scheduled lunch to spare. Napmaxxed",
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          "ref": "2022 October 7, Hyde (@BreatheLesss), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-14",
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          "ref": "2022 December 26, Akhlys (@MetaphysicE), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-14",
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          "ref": "2023 April 7, bane (@banewastaken), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-14",
          "text": "Never leaving my bed again im sleepmaxxing",
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        },
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          "ref": "2023 June 28, milan (@neumilan), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-14",
          "text": "languagemaxxing by learning french through german (not fun)",
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