surgerymaxx

English

Etymology

From surgery +‎ -maxx.

Pronunciation

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Verb

surgerymaxx (third-person singular simple present surgerymaxxes, present participle surgerymaxxing, simple past and past participle surgerymaxxed)

1. (incel slang) To undergo cosmetic surgery to enhance one's physical appearance in a bid to increase one's sexual market value.
   • 2020, anonymous, quoted in Emma Nyström, "'What becomes of the broken-hearted?': En socialantropologisk studie om männen som kallar sig incels", thesis submitted to Lund University, page 43:

     If you ever surgerymaxx, make sure to only pump and dump and never "fall in love".

   • 2020, "Barnacle", quoted in Alva Svenning & Moa Åkne, "'Normies don't know hardship': Incels och kvinnoförakt på digitala forum", thesis submitted to Lund University, page 22:

     I just want to surgerymaxx so I don’t have to see myself become old as an ugly man.

   • 2021, Will Gerdes-McClain, "Differents: Essays About a Human (and Humans)", thesis submitted to Georgia College, page 104:

     There are constant posts announcing plans to or providing updates on a member’s plan to ‘surgerymaxx,’ ‘thugmaxx’ or some other type of ‘maxxing.’

Hypernyms

• looksmaxx