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nix ¹  (nks)

n. Mythology

A water sprite of German mythology, usually in human form or half-human and half-fish.

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[German, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus.]

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nix ²  (nks) Slang

n.

Nothing.

adv.

Not so; no.

tr.v. nixed, nix·ing, nix·es

To forbid, refuse, or veto: Congress nixed the tax hike.

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[German dialectal, from Middle High German nihtes, genitive of niht, from Old High German niwiht : ni, not, no; see ne in Indo-European roots + wiht, thing; see wekti- in Indo-European roots.]

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nix¹ US and Canadian informal

sentence substitute

1. another word for no¹ [1]

2. be careful! watch out!

n

1. a rejection or refusal

2. nothing at all

vb

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

[from German, colloquial form of nichts nothing]

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nix²

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nix - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, aught, cypher, cipher relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" bugger all, Fanny Adams, fuck all, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery"
Verb	1.	nix - command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans" disallow, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto, interdict command, require - make someone do something ban - prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure; "Smoking is banned in this building" bar, debar, exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" enjoin - issue an injunction criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."

Translations

nix [nɪks]

A. N → nada

B. EXCL → ¡ni hablar!

nix

n (inf) → nix (inf)

vt (US inf) proposal → über den Haufen werfen (inf)