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June 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vackseenz (variant spelling of “vaccines”)

"Vackseen" (vaccine) and "vackseenz" (vaccines) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings became popular…

June 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vacksinashun (variant spelling of “vaccination”)

"Vacksinashun" (vaccination) is a variant spelling, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spelling became popular in 2020 with the COVID-19…

June 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vacksinate (variant spelling of “vaccinate”)

"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…

June 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vacksination (variant spelling of “vaccination”)

"Vacksinate" (vaccinate) and "vacksination" (vaccination) are variant spellings, sometimes for jocular effect and sometimes to get around computer algorithms. The spellings…

August 27, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vagenda (vagina + agenda)

"Vagenda" (vagina + agenda) is a woman's agenda; this could include feminism. "While this is bullseye when there's a Gloria Allred on the vagenda" was posted on the…

October 23, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

VaJINO (vagina + Jew In Name Only)

"RINO" (Republican In Name Only) is a popular political term that has inspired other "in name only" terms. "JINO" means "Jew(ish) In Name Only." A…

January 4, 2016
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

VanillaISIS or Vanilla ISIS (vanilla + ISIS)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Similar terms include Y'all Qaeda" and "Yeehawdist." Wikipedia: Islamic State of Iraq and the LevantThe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, IPA…

January 26, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxassinate (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that the vaccines were dangerous. The terms "vaxassinate" (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate) and…

January 26, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxassination (vaccine/vaccination + assassination)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that the vaccines were dangerous. The terms "vaxassinate" (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate) and…

May 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxdemic (vaccine + epidemic/pandemic)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in rushed vaccines. Many people were more fearful of harm from the vaccines, and that this would cause a "vaxdemic" (vaccine +…

May 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxie or Vaxxie (vaccine/vaccination selfie)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines. People took vaccine/vaccination selfies, which were dubbed a "vaxxie" (or, less frequently, "vaxie"). "Nothing…

July 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxism or Vacism or Vaccism or Vaxxism

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people refused to take the vaccines. "Vacism" (or "vaccism," "vaxism," "vaxxism") is…

July 28, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxist or Vaxxist

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people refused to take the vaccines. A "vaxist" (or "vaxxist") is a person who discriminates against someone…

August 22, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxlash (vaccine + backlash)

"Vaxlash" (vaccine + backlash) refers to the backlash from the "safe and effective" vaccine promotions, especially the promotion of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccines.…

May 30, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxport or Vaxxport (vaccine passport)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to discussion of a "vaccine passport," sometimes called "vaxport" or "vaxxport." Wiktionary defines "vaccine…

January 2, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxtard (vaccine + retard)

Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…

January 17, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxtastrophe or Vaxxtastrophe (vax/vaccine + catastrophe)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines. Some people cautioned about the danger of these vaccines, using the term "vaxtastrophe" or "vaxxtastrophe" (vax/vaccine…

July 27, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxterminate (vaccine/vaccinate + exterminate)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the production of vaccines. Many people questioned the vaccines and believed that they caused harm and were meant for population eugenics. The terms…

July 27, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxtermination (vaccine/vaccination + extermination)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in the production of vaccines. Many people questioned the vaccines and believed that they caused harm and were meant for population eugenics. The terms…

January 26, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxxassinate (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in vaccines, but many people believed that the vaccines were dangerous. The terms "vaxxassinate" (vaccine/vaccinate + assassinate) and…

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