vax
Americannoun
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vaxes,
plural
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vaxxes
plural
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of vax
By shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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Plus, a judge blocks the new childhood vax recommendations, and rich Palm Beach men love loud pants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
“After the first vax, people just flooded in,” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Last year's winner was vax, which rose to popularity with the emergence of the coronavirus vaccine and saw a surge in use.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2022
Earlier that day, Climate Pledge Arena’s website indicated they would no longer check vax status at concerts and sporting events, in line with state and county policy, though masks would still be required.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
"My gun vent off quite by haccident, and if your nose is spoilt, can't you have a vax von?—Come, it ain't so bad!"
From Sketches by Seymour — Volume 01 by Robert Seymour
But here in my pod we’re vaxed and masked and ready to go, or stay, or whatever, who knows.
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
“I got vaxed, and I did not have a reaction like Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend,” a reference to a headline-making but unsubstantiated vaccination side-effects claim made by the Trinidadian rap star.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2021
“Those who are vaxed are not very vocal and the others are loud, and nobody wants a fight,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Even when swiping on the dating app Tinder, the intended aphrodisiac of advertising that one is vaxed, double-vaxed, or vax’d, means I’ll have to face an awkward conversation and possible rejection.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2021
And if I haven’t already, now I can also get vaxed.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2021
“I tested positive for COVID, but basically I’m feeling fine — grateful to be vaxxed and boosted,” the comedian wrote in a tweet.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
“Even though I’m triple vaxxed now, I just don’t want to take any chances,” Ms. McMahon said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Rosenberg has been studying reactions to pandemic messaging and presented his research at a conference in San Francisco this week, one where attendees had to prove they were tripled vaxxed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
She wants to wait until he’s fully vaxxed; in the meantime, they’re texting every day.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
Meaning, I think, that the meteoric omicron makes it all uncontainable anyway, so beyond getting vaxxed, what more can you do?
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
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