gymmaxx
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[edit]gymmaxx (third-person singular simple present gymmaxxes, present participle gymmaxxing, simple past and past participle gymmaxxed)
- (incel slang, intransitive) To work out at the gym and build muscle in order to increase one's attractiveness.
- Synonym: gymcel
- 2021 August 13, Alexandra Topping, “Plymouth shootings may be a sign 'incel' culture is spreading”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-05:
- Within the incel movement, there are a variety of different attitudes, said [Laura] Bates. "Gymmaxxing" or "Looksmaxxing" incels believe they can improve their attractiveness to women by working out or otherwise improving their appearance.
- 2022 November 19, u/ELLENRAPELEY2, “You ran for the mirror, but slipped in the clippings”, in Reddit[2], r/NewGreentexts, archived from the original on 29 December 2023:
- Idk about you but bald men with beards are hotter than most men. If you can't grow a beard and you're balding, shave all of it off and gymmaxx.
- 2023 April, Shane Murphy, Lost Boys and Incel Forums: Mental Health and Masculinity in the Age of Loneliness (thesis), Dublin: Dublin City University, page 134:
- Luke explained that he has severe osteoporosis, which means he could not benefit from lifting weights or gymmaxxing.
- 2023 August 26, u/Shitposter420696969, “Anon has a dilema”, in Reddit[3], r/greentext, archived from the original on 29 December 2023:
- Gymmaxx + go to medical school
- 2023 October 12, @bvlldhist, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 29 December 2023:
- Self-doxx. Please go easy. I packed a few extra pounds but have gymmaxxed since then. This is from Gyatso monastery some time back
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:gymmaxx.