"softmaxx" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: softmaxxes [present, singular, third-person], softmaxxing [participle, present], softmaxxed [participle, past], softmaxxed [past]
Etymology: soft + -maxx Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|soft|maxx}} soft + -maxx Head templates: {{en-verb}} softmaxx (third-person singular simple present softmaxxes, present participle softmaxxing, simple past and past participle softmaxxed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, incel slang) To act to improve one's physical appearance using a body care routine or other simple method; to engage in light looksmaxxing. Wikipedia link: Looksmaxxing#"Softmaxxing" Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-softmaxx-en-verb-1NyRcStT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -maxx

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