nix

[ niks ]

/ nɪks /

Slang.

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noun

nothing.

adverb

no¹(def 1).

interjection

(used as an exclamation, especially of warning): Nix, the cops!

verb (used with object)

to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: to nix the project.

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Origin of nix

1780–90; < German: variant of nichts nothing

nix

[ niks ]

/ nɪks /

noun, plural nix·es.

(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.

Origin of nix

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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Examples from the Web for nix

Nix a couple of soybean subsidies and we could have avoided war and just bought the damn country.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on SOTU, the Super Bowl and Nukes|P. J. O’Rourke|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he did nix weekend hours, which still has some folks concerned.
On "Contorting" the Voting Process|Michael Tomasky|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that, Nix was permitted by the cop to leave and find someone to replace him.
‘Compliance’: The Year’s Most Controversial Film|Marlow Stern|August 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Under law, the media regulation authority, Ofcom, can nix the takeover if the purchasers are not deemed “fit and proper persons.”
Knives Out Against Murdoch|William Underhill|July 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

"Anything positive I bring into her life… [her people] try to nix it," Michael Lohan complained to TMZ.
Celebrity Dads Who Act Out|Chris Lee|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then he called across to the editor, What is it this time, Nix?
Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds
Some looked blank, and others tittered, whilst Nix explained to the ladies the true solution.
The Art of Amusing|Frank Bellew
The photograph on the right, upper right, is the photograph taken at the reenactment from the position where Mr. Nix was standing.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Oh, signori, me no fader no moder; me nix mangiari seis journi!
The Cruise of the Frolic|W.H.G. Kingston
Yo, said I, pointing to myself, as if I did not clearly understand her; nix.
Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2|Charles Rochfort Scott

British Dictionary definitions for nix

nix

/ (nɪks) US and Canadian informal /

sentence substitute

another word for no 1 (def. 1)

be careful! watch out!

noun

a rejection or refusal

nothing at all

verb

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

Word Origin for nix

C18: from German, colloquial form of nichts nothing

noun

German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

Word Origin for nix

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

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Word Origin and History for nix

nix

"nothing, none," 1789, from German nix, dialectal variant of nichts "nothing," from Middle High German nihtes, from genitive of niht, nit "nothing," from Old High German niwiht, from ni, ne "no" (see un-) + wiht "thing, creature" (cf. naught).

nix

"cancel, refuse, forbid," 1903, from nix (n.). Related: Nixed; nixing.

nix

noun

adverb

interjection

verb (used with object)

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