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fixit, n. colloq. (orig. and chiefly N. Amer.).|ˈfɪksɪt|
Also Fixit, fix-it.
[f. the phr. to fix it: see fix v. 14.]
1. A person who mends, puts right, or ‘fixes’ things; esp. as a nickname with Mr., Miss, etc. prefixed: see Mr. Fixit s.v. n. 2 e.
1911Hurlbut & Smith (title of musical show) Little Miss Fixit. 1925, etc. [see n. 2 e]. 1981Washington Post 19 Oct. d1/6 Ann Welles, played as a combination of Miss Fixit and Tweetie Pie by Catherine Hicks. 1982Christian Science Monitor 20 Aug. 20/4 Old Timer ceases and desists and his stately strike is heard no more... At this, most of the fixits beg to be excused and we go looking again.
2. A repairs business; transf. an (underhand) attempt to resolve an awkward situation.
[1939W. D. Fisher Fixit, Incorporated i. 16 Fixit fixes fixes. It's our motto.] 1984Partridge's Dict. Slang (ed. 8) 398/2 She said you operated a fixit..you know, stolen cars repainted and given bastardised parts and a new licence number! 1985Times 20 June 2/2 The Alliance leader insisted that there would be no ‘quiet fix-it behind the throne’. 1986N.Y. Times 18 Mar. b4/1 Joe—13 then—had cards printed that said, ‘Joe's Fixit’.
3. attrib. Pertaining to, established for, or characterized by making repairs; that mends or puts right. Esp. as fixit man, fixit shop.
1949Woman's Home Compan. Aug. 8/4 Make double payments into the ‘fixit fund’ during the first ten years and invest half of the money in..bonds. 1951N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 6 May 11 (heading) Fixit-shops are frequent. 1953Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang (1954) §458/41 Repairman. Doctor.., fixit man. 1960‘D. Shannon’ Case Pending ii. 11 In windows along nearly every block were little signs—Sewing Done Cheap, Canaries for Sale, Fix-it Shop. 1975J. Stockwell (title) How to be a fix-it genius using 7 simple tools. 1983W. Kennedy Ironweed v. 129 Francis was working as a fixit man in the South End. 1987Washington Post 25 May d1/3 Getting here involves a long country drive down Brandywine Road, past Miller's Fixit Shop. |