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• past participle of nix.
• past tense form of nix.

nixed

American  

[nikst] / nɪkst /

adjective

Informal.

1. vetoed, scrapped, denied, or discontinued; prevented from proceeding.

   The nixed trade deal means a less competitive environment in the construction sector.

   One of the nixed Facebook pages had more than one million followers.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of nix.

Etymology

Origin of nixed

First recorded in 1920–25, for an earlier sense; nix ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; nix ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

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nixed

What’s more, I nixed anywhere with high wildfire risk, as well as any property that borders forestland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Pearce, the attorney who argued before the 9th Circuit, noted that judges in other parts of the country have nixed Trump administration maneuvers to keep de facto U.S. attorneys in power without Senate confirmation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Iman, who will play Hades’ wife, Persephone, in the production, addressed the news that Segers had been nixed in a since-expired Instagram story on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Dave & Buster’s quietly nixed the remaining dates on the Hello Kitty tour shortly after the Irvine party.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

She studied it for a second and okayed or nixed it.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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