See tokenmaxx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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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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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈtəʊkənmæks/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtoʊkənmæks/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "tokenmaxx"
}
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