vaxx

1 of 2

verb

ˈvaks

variants or less commonly vax

vaxxed also vaxed; vaxxing also vaxing; vaxxes also vaxes

transitive verb

: to administer a vaccine to : vaccinate

"If you aren't going to get vaxxed, you won't be able to work in that office. We're not going to pay you not to work in the office," [CEO Jamie] Dimon said.

Aila Slisco

But so far, based on what we have read and heard, it seems like vaxxed and boosted people who get breakthrough cases are still just getting mildly sick, if they're symptomatic at all …

Evan Hurst

At least 70% of all San Francisco residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to health department data released Thursday. "… We're still vaxing thousands daily," the agency said on Twitter.

The San Francisco Chronicle

vaxx

2 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly vax

plural vaxxes also vaxes

: vaccine, vaccination

vax rates

… maybe those mandates plus vaxxes for kids will finally get us ahead of the curve.

Charles Kuffner

You've gotten the vaxes and booster (along with your flu shot) …

Helaine Williams

Word History

Etymology

Verb

by shortening and respelling of vaccinate

Noun

by shortening and respelling of vaccine or vaccination

First Known Use

Verb

2004, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of vaxx was in 1978

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“Vaxx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaxx. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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Medical Definition

vaxx

1 of 2 transitive verb

variants also vax

ˈvaks

vaxxed also vaxed; vaxxing also vaxing; vaxxes also vaxes

: to administer a vaccine to : vaccinate

… a recent New York Times/Morning Consult survey of about 4,400 Americans indicated that those who are vaxxed or boosted are most worried about getting COVID within the next year, while the unvaccinated are the least concerned.

Shirley Leung, The Boston Globe

vaxx

2 of 2 noun

variants also vax

plural vaxxes also vaxes

: vaccine, vaccination