vaxxie
/ˈvæksi/
vaxxie noun: a photograph (especially a selfie) of a person receiving a vaccine, often shared on social media.
Noun (1)
vaxxie (plural vaxxies)
- A photograph (especially a selfie) of a person receiving a vaccine, often shared on social media.
- Perhaps you’ve seen your first “vaxxies” — naturally, photos that people take of themselves getting a coronavirus vaccine and then post on social media. The country has already distributed over one million doses to health care workers, but who’s next?2020 December 27, Charlotte Cowles, “The Week in Business: The Bitter End”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2021
- Posting a ‘vaxxie’ (rarely a true a selfie, for logistical reasons) is becoming the unexpected social media trend of 2021, and led by a just as unexpected band of influencers. […] Inevitably, there will be some who deem vaxxies to be as smug, performative and fatuous as all other social media...2021 January 19, Guy Kelly, “The rise of the vaxxie – and why the Greek PM’s Herculean effort is more important than you might think”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025
Noun (2)
vaxxie (plural vaxxies)
- A person who has received the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Vaxxie, Vaxxie, heart attacksie, Takes his tests and wears his maskies, Still got Covid, every strain, Got spike proteins in his brain2022 June 11, “/pol/ - Politically Incorrect”, in 4chan, retrieved 09 Sep 2023
- And the fucking QR code madness, being told I can't enter a museum because I didn't have my vaxxie QR code despite being pretty much the only visitor.2025 December 8, “/pol/ - Politically Incorrect”, in 4chan, retrieved 08 Dec 2025
Forms of vaxxie
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Origin of vaxxie
From vax /vaxx (“vaccine”) + -ie (“photograph”), after selfie. Coined in late 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From vax /vaxx (“vaccine”) + -ie (“person associated”), coined by 4chan mid 2021.
Words that rhyme with vaxxie
Questions about vaxxie
- What does vaxxie mean?
- Vaxxie means a photograph (especially a selfie) of a person receiving a vaccine, often shared on social media.
- What part of speech is vaxxie?
- Vaxxie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vaxxie?
- Vaxxie is pronounced /ˈvæksi/.
- What is the plural of vaxxie?
- The plural of vaxxie is vaxxies.
Words near vaxxie in the dictionary
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