nix
1to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: The VP of Publishing nixed the project.
Archaic. (used as an exclamation, especially of warning): Nix, the cops!
Origin of nix
1Other definitions for nix (2 of 2)
(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.
Origin of nix
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How to use nix in a sentence
When any person is shortly to be drowned, the Nixes may be previously seen dancing on the surface of the water.
The Fairy Mythology | Thomas KeightleyLost in dreams, the child gazed into the lake whence blew cool airs, while the nixes floated in mist across it.
Pilgrim Sorrow | Carmen SylvaThe nixes lay around it upon couches, and waited for the beauty whom as yet they had not seen that day.
Pilgrim Sorrow | Carmen Sylva
British Dictionary definitions for nix (1 of 2)
/ (nɪks) US and Canadian informal /
another word for no 1 (def. 1)
be careful! watch out!
a rejection or refusal
nothing at all
(tr) to veto, deny, reject, or forbid (plans, suggestions, etc)
Origin of nix
1British Dictionary definitions for nix (2 of 2)
/ (nɪks) /
German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
Origin of nix
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