to nix
15
8.0
- verb
- /nɪks/
- Informal
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- Luckily for the entire East Coast this week, party leadership nixed that idea.
- nixed the idea
- nixed the deal
- nixed that plan
But this last spring, Supreme Court nixed it.
- But this last spring, Supreme Court nixed it.
- You know, I, I, we're never going to, we're highly unlikely to ever actually Nix that question.
Examples
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Two quarters passed and revenue failed to grow; the buyer nixed the deal.
Blog text (11) -
So I nixed brunch, which in Dallas is like blasphemy.
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Someone toward the end must have nixed it. "You never tried again?"
Fiction book (1991) -
And lucky me, instead of nixing the idea, they went for it.
Blog text (9) -
In the end, the guy nixed the deal.
Fiction book (1998) -
I can point to at least a dozen purchases that got nixed because of that question alone.
Blog text (23) -
But on May 26, Governor Jeb Bush nixed the appropriation.
Academic text (2005) -
At first, the recital was going to be on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, but the mothers nixed that.
Fiction book (1992) -
You can't support a sleek, modern military without nixing a few defense contracts and pissing off the military-industrial complex.
Blog text (15) -
The committee decided to nix the proposal after reviewing its potential drawbacks.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something end and not continue
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
716
1.7
To say no to a request or offer
299
3.3
To officially say that something is not allowed by law
246
3.5
Decide that an idea, cause or option should not be considered
211
3.0
Order someone not to do something
176
4.8
To stop public protest by force or by people in power
156
4.0
To refuse to accept a decision, proposal, or law
62
3.0
To end something so it no longer happens
16
3.9
To refuse to allow something, usually by an official rule
8
8.6
To forbid something by law or official rule
4
9.4
To stop someone or something by an official order
1
3.3
To decide not to continue with a plan or suggestion
1
3.6
End something completely so it does not continue
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Etymology
The word nix comes from the German word nichts meaning 'nothing', just like our word nothing, and it became a simple way to say 'no'. So to nix an idea is to turn it into 'nothing' — to refuse or stop it.