n. Nothing. adv. Not so; no. tr.v. nixed, nix·ing, nix·es To forbid, refuse, or veto: Congress nixed the tax hike. [German dialectal, from Middle High German nihtes, genitive of niht, from Old High German niwiht : ni, not, no; see ne in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + wiht, thing; see wekti- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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