looksmaxx
/ˈlʊksmæks/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To enhance one's physical appearance to increase one's sexual market value.
Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Incel culture advises men to “looksmaxx” or “statusmaxx”—to improve their appearance, to make more money—in a way that presumes that women are not potential partners or worthy objects of possible affection but inconveniently sentient bodies that must be claimed through cold strategy."
- "Some attempt to “looksmaxx” with money by finding methods of increasing their sexual market value like getting plastic surgery."
- "This can be achieved through one of two ways: by ‘looksmaxxing’ or improving one’s physical characteristics in order to become more attractive (Chapter Four) or through the ‘just be white’ (JBW) theory."
- "It’s not clear how far mainstream looksmaxxing has moved away from its roots in online “incel” (involuntarily celibate) communities."
- "Years ago, a former incel posted on Reddit to argue that despite their origins, these strategies made sense; he personally had “looksmaxxed by optimizing my wardrobe, personalitymaxxed by cultivating determination, honesty, empathy and willpower” and “lowinhibmaxxed by acting more on impulse.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn Old English lōcian Middle English loken English look Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English looks Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂ism̥mos Proto-Italic *magisVmos Latin maximus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English maximizeclip. English -maxx English looksmaxx From looks + -maxx.