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nix



Pronunciation: (niks), [key] Slang.

—n.
nothing.

—adv.
no.

—interj.
(used as an exclamation, esp. of warning): Nix, the cops!

—v.t.
to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: to nix the project.

nix



Pronunciation: (niks), [key]
—n.,
—pl. nix•es.
(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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