Maxi
adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A dress, coat or skirt having a maxi hemline. countable, uncountable
"Your upcoming Instagram beach photos are begging you to snag this bright orange maxi. BEGGING. Like, oof! Do you see that high slit? 10/10. No notes."
- 2 a long skirt ending below the calf wordnet
- 3 A Bitcoin maximalist; one who is extremely dedicated to investing in Bitcoin. countable, slang, uncountable
"I used to be a diehard maxi, but now I'm less optimistic about the future of Bitcoin."
- 4 Abbreviation of maxi boat. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 5 Abbreviation of maxi single. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"We release maxis at the local price in the most important territories — Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, etc."
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- 6 Abbreviation of maxipad. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"We did it, maxi users. We made you a maxier maxi. We put in a special reserve protection system: more absorbent material precisely where you need it most (but not bulkier)."
- 7 Abbreviation of maxicomputer. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Time sharing will be done by the mini because time sharing (the bulk of which is simple text editing) is the wrong thing to do on a maxi and the right thing on a mini."
- 1 Having a hemline at ankle length.
- 2 Being of the largest size in its category of items.
"It will be observed that on each of the mini runs there are more hits than on either of the maxi runs."
- 1 used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Is this maxi pad for overnight use?"
Etymology
Back-formation from maximum on the analogy of minimum and mini.
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