nix
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnixnix1 /nɪks/ verb [transitive] American English informal NOto answer no to something or say that you will not allow something They nixed the idea of filming in Ireland.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusnix• The proposal was nixed by council members.• Yosef immediately nixed the idea of any accommodation.nixnix2 adverb American English old-fashioned NOnoOrigin nix2 (1800-1900) nix “nothing” ((18-21 centuries)), from German nichts