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nix

Pronunciation: /nɪks/

The English word “nix” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Nothing.
  2. A treacherous water-spirit

verb

  1. To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
  2. To destroy or eradicate.

interjection

  1. No! Not at all!
  2. A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.

Etymology

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.

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