Meaning & use

Vaxed

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Informally, vaccinated, having received a vaccine, especially against a disease such as COVID-19.

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Everyone in the office got vaxed before returning to work in person.

She felt relieved once she was fully vaxed and boosted.

A note on using this word

"Vaxed" is an informal shortening of "vaccinated" that surged in everyday use during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside related slang like "anti-vax."

Words with a similar meaning

vaccinatedimmunized

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Words with an opposite meaning

unvaccinated

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