"Maxxing" is named Dictionary.com's Word of the Year & our glutes still hurt - Queerty
It’s a suffix that has raided the worlds of looks, appendages, pheromones, and even glutes over the past 12 months, so it’s only fitting that “maxxing” was just named Word of the Year by Dictionary.com. According to their announcement, the word, which they assured readers can be used on its own, “refers to the practice of pursuing an activity to the fullest or optimizing a certain aspect of your life.” And if the whole thing sounds a little too chronically online, remember, this is the same organization that named the phrase “67” their annual word last year. Basically, it’s a one-size-fits-all experience: Just add “maxxing” on to your noun of choice, and most people will understand the ambition with which you hope to tackle a pursuit. And before you ask, yes, the extra “x” is necessary! Of course, the most popular application has been “looksmaxxing,” a term that refers to optimizing…
