The word means to optimize an activity, pursuit, or aspect of one's life, and internet searches for it have skyrocketed this ...

The viral social media trend "maxxing" has earned its stripes as Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year.

Data center and unc were on the shortlist of words considered for the tribute.

Maxxing. Short for "maximizing," the term "can be used on its own or added to the end of any word to convey you're doing ...

Searches for “maxxing” and its variations rose in 2026, according to Dictionary.com, leading it to be named Word of the Year. Other words on Dictionary.com’s 2026 shortlist included “affordability,” ...

Dictionary.com named “maxxing,” slang for doing something to the fullest, its 2026 Word of the Year as the term spread across ...

Dictionary chose as word of the year a term from internet slang that describes the desire to maximally optimize various areas ...

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Dictionary.com chose maxxing as its 2026 word of the year, highlighting its rise from trends like looksmaxxing.

In the age of constant self-improvement, simply getting better at something is no longer enough; you have to “maxx” it. The internet’s go-to term ...