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December 13, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

Vax Bouncer or Vaccine Bouncer or Vaxx Bouncer

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some mandates, such as vaccination requirements to enter restaurants and indoor entertainments. Some of these establishments hired a "vaccine…

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…

December 13, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

Vaxx Bouncer or Vaccine Bouncer or Vax Bouncer

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some mandates, such as vaccination requirements to enter restaurants and indoor entertainments. Some of these establishments hired a "vaccine…

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…

April 29, 2021
Transportation

Vaxxident or Vaxxxident or Vaccident (vaccine + accident)

The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic led to the development of vaccines. Many of the vaccines affected the vaccinated and resulted in traffic accidents, which were called "vaxxxidents"…

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…

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