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ixnay

American

[iks-neɪ] / ˈɪks nɛɪ /

adverb

(used to express rejection or refusal).

verb (used with object)

ixnayed, ixnaying

to reject, refuse, or disagree with.

verb phrase

ixnay on, to reject or avoid.

Example Sentences

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Nope no non nein não nyet nahi không voch, and ixnay.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

So, ixnay on the “incoherent, conspiracy theory ramblings” then?

From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2020

He also put the ixnay on interviews, , “I quit the media.”

From Forbes • Jun. 19, 2012

She wants to ixnay the four minutes of soulfully staring into each other’s eyes, but that’s not happening.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

Natasha wants to stick with the least personal ones from the first category, but I ixnay that as well.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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