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vacist

/ˈvɑː.kɪst/

vacist noun: a student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.

Noun

vacist (plural vacists)

  1. (Uganda) A student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.
    • Don't let holiday makers, particularly the vacists spend the entire holiday in front of the television or on their phones, for there is no much value in binge watching or scrolling through social media platforms all day long.2022 December 3, Vivian Agaba, “Encourage vacists to learn a new skill”, in Daily Monitor, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025

Forms of vacist

pluralvacists

Origin of vacist

From vac(ation) + -ist. Doublet of vacationist.

Questions about vacist

What does vacist mean?
Vacist means a student who has finished a certain level of schooling and is on holiday while they wait to receive their national examination marks, which will allow them to continue their education.
What part of speech is vacist?
Vacist is a noun.
How do you pronounce vacist?
Vacist is pronounced /ˈvɑː.kɪst/.
What is the plural of vacist?
The plural of vacist is vacists.

Words near vacist in the dictionary

  1. vacillator
  2. vacillators
  3. vacillatory
  4. vacinee
  5. vacinity
  6. vacist
  7. vacists
  8. vacivity
  9. vacked
  10. vackeel
  11. vackeels

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