vax

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English

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Etymology

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From the phonetic spelling of the clipping of vaccine, vaccination or vaccinate.

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Noun

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vax (countable and uncountable, plural vaxes or vaxxes)

  1. (slang) Clipping of vaccine.
  2. (slang) Clipping of vaccination.

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Verb

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vax (third-person singular simple present vaxxes or vaxes, present participle vaxxing or vaxing, simple past and past participle vaxxed or vaxed)

  1. (slang) To vaccinate.
    • 2021 January 19, Ellie Rushing, Anna Orso, “South Jersey mom and anti-vax activist directed part of the mob in breaching the Capitol”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer[1]:
      In late April, Hazelton organized a protest in Trenton demanding to “open New Jersey now,” saying into a bullhorn: “We have the right not to be tested, not to be tracked, not to be vaxxed.”

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.

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Noun

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vax n (genitive singular vax, no plural)

  1. wax

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Middle English

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Noun

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vax

  1. Alternative form of wax (wax)

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.

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vax n

  1. wax

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Zhuang

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Etymology 1

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From Chinese (MC ngwaeX).

Noun

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vax (Sawndip forms 𤬪 or 𫭡 or , 1957–1982 spelling vaч)

  1. tile

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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vax (Sawndip forms or 𭯽, 1957–1982 spelling vaч)

  1. to grab; to snatch
    Synonyms: (dialectal) gvax, (dialectal) gyaek, (dialectal) vamz
  2. to dredge; to scoop; to haul (out of water)