Maximalist

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Maximalist is a quality of excessive redundancy oft exhibited by way of the overt accumulation of appurtenances that reflect current society. In other references the term refers to either the ostentatious displays of the extensive possessions of the super-rich or the obsessive collecting as frequently found in the behavior of garage sale shoppers who accumulate common household goods past reason.

The term "Maximalist" can also refer to anything which is excessive, overtly complex and 'showy', or providing redundant overkill in features and attachments, grossness in quantity and quality and "maximalism" the tendency to add and accumulate to excess.

The origin of the term has been credited to Canadian Elisabeth Ward an educator, literary critic and civic activist.