nix

Origin:
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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nix¹ (nɪks)

—*sentence substitute*
1.	another word for no
2.	be careful! watch out!

—n
3.	a rejection or refusal
4.	nothing at all

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

[C18: from German, colloquial form of nichts nothing]

nix² (nɪks)

—n
	German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

[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 & History

nix

"nothing, none," 1789, from Ger. nix, dial. variant of nichts "nothing," from M.H.G. nihtes, from gen. of niht, nit "nothing," from O.H.G. niwiht, from ni, ne "no" + wiht "thing, creature" (cf. naught). The verb is attested from 1903.

Slang Dictionary

nix definition

[nɪks]

interj.
no. : The man said nix, and he means nix.
exclam.
No!; Stop it!; I disagree! (Usually Nix!) : “Nix,” said Paul. “I can't permit that.”
n.
nothing. : I got nix for a tip. And after I was so helpful!
tv.
to put a stop to something; to say no to something; to ban something; to turn something down. : I wanted to say a certain word in my speech, but the management nixed it.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

nix

in Germanic mythology, a water being, half human, half fish, that lives in a beautiful underwater palace and mingles with humans by assuming a variety of physical forms (e.g., that of a fair maiden or an old woman) or by making itself invisible. One of three attributes may betray the disguises of nixes: they are music lovers and excellent dancers, and they have the gift of prophecy. Usually malevolent, a nix can easily be propitiated with gifts. In some regions, nixes are said to abduct human children and to lure people into deep water to drown. According to some sources, nixes can marry human beings and bear human children.

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In any one lineage, these changes work together to nix the development of the growing eyeball.

Four strong objectors and five moderately enthusiastic supporters will probably nix an idea.

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