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thx

American  
Or tx
  1. thanks.


THX British  

abbreviation

  1. thanks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of thx

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

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Apologies for the disruption & thx for hanging tight!

From The Verge Mar. 8, 2022

“Mr. Conway spares me the mention — but I said it was inappropriate. Transcript is below, so I’m changing my position, with thx to Mr. Conway,” she wrote.

From Washington Times May 15, 2019

"PS- thx to our friends for housing our chickens and our other friends for housing our dragons and guinea piggy."

From Fox News Nov. 12, 2018

Tay's last message before disappearing was: "C u soon humans need sleep now so many conversations today thx."

From Reuters Mar. 24, 2016

Big thx to @BobbyJindal for everything he brought to this important race.

From US News Nov. 17, 2015

After marrying George Lucas in 1969, she worked on several of his early films, including THX 1138 and American Graffiti - earning an Oscar nomination for the latter.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Other significant roles around this time included the highly strung Major Burns in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H and THX 1138, the eponymous protagonist of George Lucas's dystopian 1971 sci-fi debut.

From BBC Feb. 16, 2026

“In addition, THX will bring their THX Certified Live! high-fidelity experience on the road, calibrating each arena with leading-edge technology so fans don’t miss a beat of Aerosmith’s classic rock tunes in quality audio.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2023

While the first-gen soundbar focused on Dolby’s audio technologies that were popular in 2014, the Leviathan V2 features THX Spatial Audio, which is a little too complicated to use, but sounds pretty fantastic.

From The Verge Apr. 21, 2022

His 1909 short story “The Machine Stops” was cyberpunk decades before cyber or punk, and traces of it echo in later sci-fi nightmares from George Lucas’ THX 1138 to The Matrix.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2021

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