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nix

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 nix /ˈnɪks/ verb
nixes; nixed; nixing
1 nix
/ˈnɪks/
verb
nixes; nixed; nixing
Learner's definition of NIX
[+ object] US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : to say no to (something, such as a suggestion or plan)拒绝
2 nix /ˈnɪks/ adverb
2 nix
/ˈnɪks/
adverb
Learner's definition of NIX
US, informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: 1no used to show that you disagree with or will not allow something不,不行(表示拒绝或不同意)often + on
BNC: 0 COCA: 19018

nix

1 of 4

verb

nixed; nixing; nixes

transitive verb

US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
The court nixed the merger.
Many of Paris's newest hangouts are nixing gilded French style in favor of white walls, psychedelia and menus of tuna carpaccio and Parmesan-arugula salad. Jane Sigal
Prince has cited artistic factors for nixing the reunion. Chris Willman

nix

2 of 4

adverb

: no
used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission
often used with on
they said nix on our plan

nix

3 of 4

noun (1)

: nothing
There's a whole day's work for nix.

nix

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a water sprite of Germanic folklore

Example Sentences

Verb our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1), Verb, and Adverb

German nichts nothing

Noun (2)

German, from Old High German nihhus; akin to Old English nicor water monster and perhaps to Greek nizein to wash

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1903, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1862, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1789, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nix was in 1789
BNC: 0 COCA: 19018

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