vax

See also: väx

EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

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EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

vax (countable and uncountable, plural vaxxes)

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

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VerbEdit

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

  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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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

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NounEdit

vax n (genitive singular vax, no plural)

  1. wax

DeclensionEdit

declension of vax
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative vax vaxið
accusative vax vaxið
dative vaxi vaxinu
genitive vax vaxins

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NounEdit

vax

  1. Alternative form of wax (“wax”)

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

vax n

  1. wax

ZhuangEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Chinese 瓦 (MC ŋˠuaX).

NounEdit

vax (Sawndip forms 𤬪 or 𫭡 or 砙, old orthography vaч)

  1. tile

Etymology 2Edit

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

VerbEdit

vax (Sawndip forms 㧚 or 𭯽, old orthography vaч)

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