Dictionary.com picks 'maxxing' as its 2026 Word of the Year
Dictionary.com has named "maxxing" its Word of the Year for 2026, defining it as pursuing an activity to the fullest or optimizing an aspect of life. The site cites "looksmaxxing" (maximizing physical appearance) and "tokenmaxxing" (maximizing AI use at work) as the most searched variants, noting the suffix can attach to almost any word.