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vax¹

  • /væks/

Rhymes with -æks

Where it comes from

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

noun vaxes · vaxxes · vaxx

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Clipping of vaccine
  2. abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Clipping of vaccination

verb vaxxes · vaxes · vaxxing · vaxing · vaxxed

  1. slang To vaccinate. 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.”

VAX²

  • /væks/

Sounds like vacs · Rhymes with -æks

Where it comes from

From virtual address extension.

noun VAXes · VAXen

  1. An electronic computer of a line of computers from the late 20th century. I was ordered by some scientists not to, and to buy a VAX instead, and I protested strongly, but they had the authority and they bought a VAX.

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@misc{vax_2026,
  title = {vax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}