"tokenmaxx" meaning in English

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          "ref": "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:",
          "text": "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.",
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        "To consume AI tokens extravagantly, usually to inflate usage statistics that are used as a proxy for productivity."
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        "(artificial intelligence slang) To consume AI tokens extravagantly, usually to inflate usage statistics that are used as a proxy for productivity."
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