statusmaxx

English

Alternative forms

• statusmax

Etymology

From status +‎ -maxx.

Verb

statusmaxx (third-person singular simple present statusmaxxes, present participle statusmaxxing, simple past and past participle statusmaxxed)

1. (incel slang) To improve one's sexual market value by making money and increasing one's social status.
   • 2019, Brooke Collins, International Public Policy Review, volume 13, number 1, page 15, column 2:

     They are encouraged in their culture to "looksmax" or "statusmax"; either, improve their attractiveness or make more money to attract women (Tolentino 2018).

   • [2020 September 24, Simon Cottee, “Incel (E)motives: Resentment, Shame and Revenge”, in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, volume 44, number 2, Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:

     The following expressions recur with particular frequency: "Looksmaxing" (the business of personal self-improvement and cosmetic surgery); "NEET" ("Not in education, employment, or training"); "LDAR" ("Lay Down and Rot"); "AWALT" ("All Women Are Like That"); "Roped" (to have committed suicide) "Statusmaxx" (to make more money); "Manlet" (a short incel); "Volcel" (voluntary celibate); "Marcels" (married incels); and "Fakecels" (those who falsely claim to be an incel).]

   • 2021 August 18, “Inside incel forums: what happens in the darkest corners of the internet?”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-20:

     To succeed in the dating game, other incels advise them to "looksmaxx" or "statusmaxx" – telling them how to improve their appearance or make money.