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Added 9 October 2026

nix

/nɪks/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Hema.

noun

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verb

To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
Nix the last order – the customer walked out.
To destroy or eradicate.

interjection

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

Origin

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

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