The 2026 Word of the Year Is Officially Here, and It’s Peak Internet Brain Rot
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It never ceases to amaze how much influence moronic guys have on the world. The suffix "-maxxing," popularized by Clavicular—a guy famous for being unpleasant —has saturated the lexicon. "-maxxing" has been around for a while in some form or another, but like most Gen Z trends, it's a repackaged version of an old thing, […] The post The 2026 Word of the Year Is Officially Here, and It's Peak Internet Brain Rot appeared first on vice .
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