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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 24 points 2 weeks ago

Oh look, and actual me_irl meme.
I knew OP could do it eventually

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

observemax?

I'm starting to think creating new words is not just regular slang, it's Americans not actually knowing there are already English words they can use

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 57 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lookie here, found ourselves an anti-maxxer

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's maxing the antimax an antimaxmaxing if you will

[–] numerator3962@fedinsfw.app 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just wait until they stumble upon “OfficeMax”

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

I'm just officemaxmaxxing

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

He just correctmaxing you all so hard, your cortizols are spiking

[–] charokol@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

It’s a joke

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

maybe I just don't like anything that gets close to Incels

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-maxxing?wprov=sfla1

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

I like how you assume everything you do t like is somehow American. Sounds like someone's got a case of the Americancentrismmaxxing.

Get out of here with your big fancy words and book learnin! Gon git!

[–] etherphon@piefed.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Kind of funny, since "to the max" is very 80s slang, now they just decided to tack it on every word sometimes adding one or more x's. IDK. It's fine that it's slang but I keep seeing it in headlines and shit, no bueno. Anyways, as an aside, I think we've done farrrrr too much fucking maxxing already, it's time to go the other way.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

Anyways, as an aside, I think we've done farrrrr too much fucking maxxing already, it's time to go the other way.

So... minmaxxing?

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm so stealing this word. I recently got into swing dancing, and am trying to improve by doing a lot of social dancing. Follows (usually women) tend to outnumber leads (usually men), so as lead I'm usually in high demand, and often can't even get off the dance floor without being grabbed for the next dance. So I love it when the men outnumber the women, because I can sit back and watch others, which helps me improve and gives me ideas about things like how to string different moves together in new ways. So when the dance floor has enough leads, I can sit back, eat a carne asad burrito, and observemax.

[–] fascicle@leminal.space 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now I'm think of an al-Assad burrito

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lol. Stupid typo.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm at a school where everyone leads and everyone dances. It's really good for everyone!

[–] Syndication@lemmy.today 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He gets to eat Dots Pretzels and not have to talk to anyone? Win-win.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I legit thought that was just a branded shirt.

[–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Yup same lmao

[–] Syndication@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Bros got a nice fit on, he out here reppin' Dots!

[–] groucho@retrolemmy.com 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

observemax

We've been here before, with *core. And we have learned none of its lessons.

Also, I want a Dot's pretzels shirt.

[–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

So I'm forced to*