Definitions for NIXnɪks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nix*nɪks
(n.)nothing.
(adv.)no.
(v.t.)to veto.
* Slang..
Origin of nix:
1780–90; < G: var. of nichts nothing
nixnɪks(n.)(pl.)nix•es.
(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.
Category: Mythology
Origin of nix:
1825–35; < G Nix
Princeton's WordNet
nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo(verb)
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"
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix(verb)
command against
"I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
Wiktionary
nix(Noun)
A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.
Nix(ProperNoun)
One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)
nix(Noun)
Unix and various other similar and/or compatible operating systems.
, , , , and are examples of *nixes.
Origin: Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and light.
Webster Dictionary
Nix(u)
one of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition
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