vaxxie

• IPA^(key): /ˈvæksi/
• Rhymes: -æksi

From vax / vaxx (“vaccine”) +‎ -ie (“photograph”), after selfie. Coined in late 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

vaxxie (plural vaxxies)

1. (slang, neologism) A photograph (especially a selfie) of a person receiving a vaccine, often shared on social media.
   • 2020 December 27, Charlotte Cowles, “The Week in Business: The Bitter End”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 February 2021:

     Perhaps you’ve seen your first “vaxxies” — naturally, photos that people take of themselves getting a coronavirus vaccine and then post on social media. The country has already distributed over one million doses to health care workers, but who’s next?

   • 2021 January 19, Guy Kelly, “The rise of the vaxxie – and why the Greek PM’s Herculean effort is more important than you might think”, in The Daily Telegraph‎^[2], archived from the original on 8 December 2025:

     Posting a ‘vaxxie’ (rarely a true a selfie, for logistical reasons) is becoming the unexpected social media trend of 2021, and led by a just as unexpected band of influencers. […] Inevitably, there will be some who deem vaxxies to be as smug, performative and fatuous as all other social media crazes.

   • 2021 July 28, Louise Grimmer, Gary Mortimer, Martin Grimmer, “Vaccine selfies may seem trivial, but they show people doing their civic duty — and probably encourage others too”, in The Conversation‎^[3], archived from the original on 19 August 2021:

     But vaxxies are more than mere selfies, as they have a unique social function. […] As governments and health officials continue to flip-flop on vaccine age requirements, and anti-vaxxers spread falsehoods through social media and protests, the vaxxie might just be a powerful line of defence against vaccine hesitancy.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:vaxxie.

From vax / vaxx (“vaccine”) +‎ -ie (“person associated”), coined by 4chan mid 2021.

vaxxie (plural vaxxies)

1. (slang, neologism, derogatory) A person who has received the COVID-19 vaccine.
   • 2022 June 11, “/pol/ - Politically Incorrect”, in 4chan‎^[4], retrieved 9 September 2023:

     Vaxxie, Vaxxie, heart attacksie, Takes his tests and wears his maskies, Still got Covid, every strain, Got spike proteins in his brain

   • 2025 December 8, “/pol/ - Politically Incorrect”, in 4chan‎^[5], retrieved 8 December 2025:

     And the fucking QR code madness, being told I can't enter a museum because I didn't have my vaxxie QR code despite being pretty much the only visitor.