ropemaxx

English

Alternative forms

• ropemax

Etymology

From rope (in reference to its use in suicide by hanging) +‎ -maxx (suffix forming verbs relating to maximizing one's beauty or some other attribute); ironically offered as an alternative to other solutions for one's lack of beauty, such as looksmaxxing, when it is deemed that redeeming one's appearance is impossible and the only way to fix it would be to kill oneself, praying to be reincarnated in a more attractive body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊp.mæks/

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• Rhymes: -oʊpmæks

Verb

ropemaxx (third-person singular simple present ropemaxxes, present participle ropemaxxing, simple past and past participle ropemaxxed)

1. (incel slang) To commit suicide.
   • 2023 June 10, u/Hot_Spray5309, “she is the cutest girl ever”, in Reddit‎^[1], r/teenagers, archived from the original on 13 August 2023:

     Don't remember the account but he was just like u but more annoying, one day he left and never came back, probably ropemaxxed

   • 2023 July 26, u/WinterJacob, “What are my Chances for CS and Engineering”, in Reddit‎^[2], r/OntarioGrade12s, archived from the original on 13 August 2023:

     I am interested in applying to CS and engineering. I am interested in sciences but I don't want to end up getting rejected from med/opto school and ropemaxxing. Please comment my chances for the below schools.

   • 2023 August 2, u/Some-Top4572, “is it over for me?”, in Reddit‎^[3], r/Mewing, archived from the original on 13 August 2023:

     t50 negative canthal tilt weak jawline prey eyes is it time to ropemaxx?

   • 2023 August 5, @ishouIdkms, Twitter‎^[4], archived from the original on 13 August 2023:

     this is what happens when you don't mew it's over littlest bro ropemaxx

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:commit suicide

Further reading

• “ropemaxx”, “ropemaxxing”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.