Hagmaxxing

Hagmaxxingis aslang termpopularized on X /Twitterand4chanin 2024. While the earliest known viral use of the term saw Xuser @kinematografi encouraging people to start "hagmaxxing" by "living in the swamp" and "stirring potions constantly" (describing a hag witch), later use of the term was popularized by afake Vice article supposedly written by journalist Mack Lamoureux, the headline of which reads, "Meet the hagmaxxers: Gen Z's new social trend of dating older women." A screenshot of the fake article was originally posted to 4chan's /int/ board, before it was circulated on X in May 2024.