nix

1
[ niks ]
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noun
verb (used with object)
  1. to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: The VP of Publishing nixed the project.

adverb
interjection
  1. Archaic. (used as an exclamation, especially of warning): Nix, the cops!

Origin of nix

1
First recorded in 1780–90; from German, variant of nichts “nothing”

Other definitions for nix (2 of 2)

nix2
[ niks ]

noun,plural nix·es.
  1. (in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.

Origin of nix

2
1825–35; <German Nix,Old High German nihhus; cognate with Old English nicor water monster, Old Norse nykr,Norwegian nøkk,Swedish näck; compare Sanskrit nenekti (he) washes

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How to use nix in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for nix (1 of 2)

nix1

/ (nɪks) US and Canadian informal /


sentence substitute
  1. another word for no 1 (def. 1)

  2. be careful! watch out!

noun
  1. a rejection or refusal

  2. nothing at all

verb
  1. (tr) to veto, deny, reject, or forbid (plans, suggestions, etc)

Origin of nix

1
C18: from German, colloquial form of nichts nothing

British Dictionary definitions for nix (2 of 2)

nix2

/ (nɪks) /


noun
  1. German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

Origin of nix

2
C19: from German Nixe nymph or water spirit, from Old High German nihhus; related to Old English nicor sea monster

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