"Maxxing" is Dicitionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year because there have been so many different "maxxing" trends on social ...

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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 ...

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

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Dictionary.com on Monday named the word "maxxing" as its 2026 Word of the Year, defining it as "a word that refers to the ...

Searches for “maxxing” and its variations rose in 2026, according to Dictionary.com, leading it to be named Word of the Year.

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

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

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Dictionary.com just crowned maxxing its 2026 word of the year. Here’s what the word means and how it went from gaming slang to everyday talk.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...