minimax

(verb) Attempting to click the mimimize button on your browser to avoid it being seen by someone and accidentally hitting maximize.

Bob got fired after minimaxing porno in front of his boss.

by Michael AKA Rosy March 10, 2006

Minimaxing

Trying to get the most out of situation by reducing the negatives outcomes to a minimum and increasing the positive outcomes to the maximum. Widely used in videogames jargon. Certain games have a specific set of rules available to the player and can be exploited in such manner.
The term "Minimax" is a mathematical concept applied in fields such as game theory, artificial intelligence, algorithmics, etc.

- I need this armor to increase my strenght and this boots to increase speed while mantaining load capacity...
- Come on! Stop minimaxing... You're stripping the fun out of the game!

by linkark January 2, 2020

Minimax

The combination of the words minimum and max minus to mean to put forth the minimum effort to achieve the maximum result.

I tell my students all the time that they need to work smarter, not harder, it’s the principle or minimax!

by LingDanc803 December 8, 2022

Minimaxing

To do something halfway, to leave unfinished.

Me and my friend were minimaxing cleaning the floor.

by Nrgfusion7 August 25, 2009