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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…

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

Vaxxassination (vaccine/vaccination + assassination)

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

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

Vaxxecute (vaccinate + execute)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines, and many people believed that these vaccines were unsafe. The portmanteau words "vaxxecute" (vaccinate + execute) and…

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

Vaxxecution (vaccination + execution)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to vaccines, and many people believed that these vaccines were unsafe. The portmanteau words "vaxxecute" (vaccinate + execute) and…

May 9, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxxie or Vaxie (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

Vaxxism or Vacism or Vaccism or Vaxism

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

Vaxxist or Vaxist

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…

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

Vaxxport or Vaxport (vaccine passport)

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

January 16, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vaxxtastrophe or Vaxtastrophe (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…

April 28, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Veep (vice president or VP)

"Veep" is the nickname of the vice president, from the initials V.P. The word "veep" was influenced by the 1940s popularity of the word "jeep," often said to have been…

March 24, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Veepstakes (Veep + sweepstakes)

"Veepstakes" (Veep + sweepstakes) is the selection contest for a vice presidential candidate. The jocular usage has been cited in print from at least 1952 and 1964, but began to be…

June 18, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Veterans Abandoned (Department of Veterans Affairs or VA nickname)

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system. The derogatory VA nickname of "Veterans Abandoned" has been used by those who…

September 27, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vichy Republican

Entry in progress -- B.PFrench Republican Wikipedia: Vichy FranceVichy France, officially the French State (l'État français), was France during the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain, during…

October 26, 2009
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Victicrat

"Victicrat" (from the word "victim" and the suffix "-crat," meaning an advocate of a particular form of rule) was coined by libertarian commentator Larry Elder and has…

August 5, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Victim Disarmament (gun control)

"Gun control" is a term used by people who advocate regulating guns; others prefer the term "victim disarmament." The term "victim disarmament" has been cited in print…

April 28, 2012
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

VIP (Very Important Person)

The initials "VIP" stand for "very important person/personage/people." The "VIP" definitions of "very important personage" and "very important…

October 16, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Virginia Farm Boys (Central Intelligence Agency or CIA nickname)

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the successor to World War II’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The George Bush Center for Intelligence headquarters compound of the CIA is located in…

July 10, 2005
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

Vote early! Vote often!

Where else could this come from but New York City, the home of, ah, honest elections? American HeritageDictionary of American Quotationsby Margaret Miner and Hugh RawsonNew York: Penguin…

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