"vaxxie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vaxxies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of vax (“vaccine”) + selfie. Coined in late 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|vax|selfie|t1=vaccine}} Blend of vax (“vaccine”) + selfie Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaxxie (plural vaxxies)
  1. (slang, neologism) A photograph (especially a selfie) of a person receiving a vaccine, often shared on social media. Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-vaxxie-en-noun-Edu2uIb8 Categories (other): English neologisms, English blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: vaxxies [plural]
Etymology: vaxx + -ie, Coined by 4chan in mid 2021. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|vaxx|ie}} vaxx + -ie, {{coinage|en|4chan}} Coined by 4chan Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaxxie (plural vaxxies)
  1. (slang, neologism, derogatory) A person who has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Tags: derogatory, neologism, slang Categories (topical): Coronavirus
    Sense id: en-vaxxie-en-noun-KumunfMA Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 4 96 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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