(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.
Origin of nix
2
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
Atom is riding a new wave of investor enthusiasm best exemplified by Robinhood, the app-based brokerage beloved by millennials that helped pioneer nixing stock trading fees.
Atom looks to capitalize on the stock market craze with a new analytics subscription|rhhackettfortune|October 6, 2020|Fortune
When Bush’s Constellation program was nixed, it was still in a very early stage of development, marred by many technical and logistical problems.
We need to shield the US space program from election cycle chaos|Neel Patel|October 5, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Republican state legislators have nixed the state’s old straight-ticket option, after 2018’s Democratic surge led to massive down-ballot wins in urban counties.
The Trailer: The seven political states of Texas|David Weigel|October 4, 2020|Washington Post
The Western States Petroleum Association, the industry trade group representing major companies like Chevron, pressed to nix the spill prohibition altogether and just preserve the longtime practice of containment.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica
However, these effects were nixed in mice without a particular neuronal cell type—NPY cells—that partially form those phone lines between acupuncture and effect, suggesting that they’re necessary for acupuncture’s anti-inflammatory effects.
We Need New, Safer Ways to Treat Pain. Could Electroacupuncture Be One?|Shelly Fan|August 18, 2020|Singularity Hub
Nix a couple of soybean subsidies and we could have avoided war and just bought the damn country.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on SOTU, the Super Bowl and Nukes|P. J. O’Rourke|January 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he did nix weekend hours, which still has some folks concerned.
On "Contorting" the Voting Process|Michael Tomasky|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After that, Nix was permitted by the cop to leave and find someone to replace him.
‘Compliance’: The Year’s Most Controversial Film|Marlow Stern|August 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Under law, the media regulation authority, Ofcom, can nix the takeover if the purchasers are not deemed “fit and proper persons.”
Knives Out Against Murdoch|William Underhill|July 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"Anything positive I bring into her life… [her people] try to nix it," Michael Lohan complained to TMZ.
Celebrity Dads Who Act Out|Chris Lee|February 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then he called across to the editor, What is it this time, Nix?
Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds
Some looked blank, and others tittered, whilst Nix explained to the ladies the true solution.
The Art of Amusing|Frank Bellew
The photograph on the right, upper right, is the photograph taken at the reenactment from the position where Mr. Nix was standing.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Oh, signori, me no fader no moder; me nix mangiari seis journi!
The Cruise of the Frolic|W.H.G. Kingston
Yo, said I, pointing to myself, as if I did not clearly understand her; nix.
Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, v. 2/2|Charles Rochfort Scott
British Dictionary definitions for nix (1 of 2)
nix1
/ (nɪks) US and Canadianinformal /
sentence substitute
another word for no 1 (def. 1)
be careful! watch out!
noun
a rejection or refusal
nothing at all
verb
(tr)to veto, deny, reject, or forbid (plans, suggestions, etc)
Word Origin for nix
C18: from German, colloquial form of nichts nothing
British Dictionary definitions for nix (2 of 2)
nix2
/ (nɪks) /
noun
German mytha male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
Word Origin for nix
C19: from German Nixe nymph or water spirit, from Old High German nihhus; related to Old English nicor sea monster