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

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

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" ...

According to Dictionary.com, "maxxing" and related expressions initially circulated on Reddit and other online forums before ...

Dictionary.com named maxxing its 2026 Word of the Year, citing a sharp rise in usage and its spread across topics from sleep and fitness to AI and politics.

Dictionary.com has named "maxxing" its 2026 Word of the Year, pointing to the internet slang term’s spread across ...

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

The term "maxxing" is used as an adjective, adverb, noun and verb by many in Gen Z and Gen Alpha to describe an emphasis in ...

On Oct. 26, Dictionary.com announced its 2026 Word of the Year: 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 something to ...

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,” ...

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

It's that time of year again, and Dictionary.com has chosen "maxxing" as its "Word of the Year" for 2026. In 2026, the slang was used to create more variant terms than ever, and searches for "maxxing" ...