Our obsession with self-optimization led to the ‘maxxing’ trend, and it's a surefire way to make yourself miserable, experts ...

Dictionary.com just crowned maxxing its 2026 word of the year. Here’s what the word means and how it went from gaming slang ...

Whether it is improving physical appearance, building better habits or getting more out of artificial intelligence, the ...

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

Dictionary.com just dropped its Word of the Year — and it’s already maxing out people’s patience. In line with the growing ...

Are you focusmaxxing today? Knowledgemaxxing? Maybe fibermaxxing? Dictionary.com has chosen “maxxing,” which can seemingly be ...

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,” ...

If it feels like the year 2026 has been filled to the max, this year's word of the year is fitting. Dictionary.com on Monday ...

On Monday, Dictionary.com announced its 2026 word of the year: maxxing. Short for “maximizing,” the term “can be used on its ...

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

Have you ever wished there were a shorter, faster way to say "live life to the fullest" or "give 110% effort?" Well, there is, and it's the word of the year for 2026. Dictionary.com on Monday revealed ...

If you know a Gen Zer, you’ve likely heard of looksmaxxing — and maybe even “mallmaxxing,” sleepmaxxing,” “proteinmaxxing,” ...