The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic brought national fame to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the chief medical advisor to the president. Vaccinations were sometimes dubbed a “Fauci Ouchie” (“ouchie” because the jab might initially hurt). “Fauci Ouchie” has been printed on many images.
   
“I’m going to start calling sterilization injections the ‘Fauci Ouchie’” was posted on Twitter by CovertCalifornia on April 15, 2020. “Americans tend to believe anything that rhymes. So I suggest the U.S. name the vaccine after Dr. Fauci and then launch a ‘Get your Fauci Ouchie’ campaign” was posted on Twitter by Andrew Grose on December 3, 2020. “Can we call it the Fauci Ouchie? #vaccine” was posted on Twitter by Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP on December 12, 2020. “Fauci Ouchie” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on January 24, 2021.
   
“Fauchi Ouchie,” “Faucie Ouchie” and “Fauchie Ouchie” are frequent misspellings.
   
       
Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
 
Wikipedia: Anthony Fauci
Anthony Stephen Fauci (/ˈfaʊtʃi/; born December 24, 1940) is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who serves as the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the chief medical advisor to the president.
 
Wiktionary: Fauci ouchie
Etymology
Named after Anthony Fauci (born 1940), chief medical advisor to US president Joe Biden since 2021. Chosen for the rhyme, ouchie because a vaccine injection may be painful.
Noun
Fauci ouchie (plural Fauci ouchies)
1. (US, slang, humorous) A COVID-19 vaccine.
       
Twitter
Jason High
@jhighpdx
Replying to @thedailybeast
Future NY Post headline: Fauci Ouchie
(Not referring to a vaccination.—ed.)
8:29 PM · Apr 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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CovertCalifornia
@CovertCaliforn1
I’m going to start calling sterilization injections the “Fauci Ouchie”
3:28 PM · Apr 15, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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Andrew Grose
@GroseAndrew
Americans tend to believe anything that rhymes. So I suggest the U.S. name the vaccine after Dr. Fauci and then launch a “Get your Fauci Ouchie” campaign.
3:28 AM · Dec 3, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
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Robyn Liu, MD, MPH, FAAFP
@rliumd
Can we call it the Fauci Ouchie? #vaccine
12:13 PM · Dec 12, 2020 from Portland, OR·Twitter for iPhone
   
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LorraineBat
@plaguebabe
I just read someone calling the vaccine a Fauci Ouchie and I’m so here for it
5:10 PM · Dec 14, 2020 from Portland, OR·Twitter for iPhone
   
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kathy
@kathy84165641
Just seeing the news tonight. They’re calling the covid19 immunization the Fauci-ouchie. Um… what happened to PresidentTrumps Warp Speed?
7:37 PM · Dec 15, 2020 from Battle Ground, WA·Twitter for iPhone
 
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KilroyWasHere
@___Kilroy___
Replying to @LambaSimarjeet and @UCSFFresno
Fauchi-Ouchie That’s great!! Love it!
5:27 PM · Dec 25, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Knope
@KaypasaMufasa
Someone called the covid 19 vaccine their Faucie Ouchie… and I couldn’t be more proud to have received part 1 of 2 of my very own Fauci Ouchie.
9:01 PM · Jan 21, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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Matt
@mattthelib
I look forward to when I can get my own Fauchi Ouchie.
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Emma Scott
@EmmaScott
· Jan 21
A 6-year old ballet student asked me today if I’m excited about getting my “Fauci Ouchie” soon, and I will now be referring to the covid-19 vaccine as only that, because it’s the cutest thing ever.
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4:04 AM · Jan 23, 2021·Twitter Web App
     
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@AdonicaSS
Replying to @NWPinPDX
Good luck, darling Clemmy.
You’ll probably get an ouchie vaccine (not the Fauchie Ouchie).
Treats and cuddles later. Promise.
12:30 PM · Jan 23, 2021·Twitter for Android
 
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SRVOTER
@Mr_B_2014
My wife just shared something from FB she just read. A 6 year old ballet student asked her instructor if she was excited about getting her “Fauci Ouchie” soon. Gotta say I like that term. We just got our first Fauchi Ouchies on Thursday.
10:25 PM · Jan 23, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Urban Dictionary
Fauci Ouchie
A nickname for the Covid-19 vaccine referencing Dr. Anthony Fauci
I got my Fauci Ouchie today!
by Crrringe January 24, 2021
 
Urban Dictionary
Fauci ouchie
Urban nomenclature for the COVID-19 vaccine, particular the Pfizer and Moderna variants.
“Hey, you have any clue when the government is gonna make my Fauci Ouchie available?”
“Idk man, but my at-risk grandma got hers and is thriving.”
by is_that_a_cat? January 25, 2021