vax
See also: väx
English edit
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Etymology edit
From the phonetic spelling of the clipping of vaccine, vaccination or vaccinate.
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Noun edit
vax (countable and uncountable, plural vaxxes or vaxes)
- (slang) Clipping of vaccine.
- (slang) Clipping of vaccination.
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Verb edit
vax (third-person singular simple present vaxxes or vaxes, present participle vaxxing or vaxing, simple past and past participle vaxxed or vaxed)
- (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 edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.
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Noun edit
vax n (genitive singular vax, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of vax
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Middle English edit
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vax
- Alternative form of wax (“wax”)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vax, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.
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vax n
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Nominative | vax | vaxet | vaxer | vaxerna |
Genitive | vax | vaxets | vaxers | vaxernas |
Derived terms edit
- vaxljus (“wax candle”)
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Zhuang edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /βa˦˨/
- Tone numbers: va4
- Hyphenation: vax
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
vax (Sawndip forms 𤬪 or 𫭡 or 砙, 1957–1982 spelling vaч)
Etymology 2 edit
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