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

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

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

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

“Maxxing,” the internet slang term that’s been used in just about every conceivable context—looks-maxxing, fertility-maxxing, ...

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

Representatives for the online thesaurus say they chose the word to "capture a society that's deeply online and focused on optimization in all forms" ...

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

A Gen Z-related term has, once again, been named the Word of the Year by Dictionary.com.

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,” ...

Logophiles are “devastated” after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years. The company deleted all accounts, as well as the only ways to use ...

The slang has spread from incel forums to everyday conversation.