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Bixie vs Nixie - What's the difference?

bixie | nixie |

As nouns the difference between bixie and nixie

is that bixie is a chimaera-like figure common in chinese and persian art or bixie can be (computing|dated) a type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley while nixie is a female water-elf or nixie can be a piece of mail returned as undeliverable.

bixie

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(s)
  • A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.
    • Synonyms
    * (mythical beast) chimaera, cloud deer

    References

    * Bixie-Be-Gone.

    Etymology 2

    From BIX, acronym for the , a BBS on which these emoticons became popular.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, dated) A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley.

    • nixie

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) Nixe, feminine of Nix, from (etyl) nickes, from (etyl) (English nicker).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A female water-elf.
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses :
    • Bare from her garters up her flesh appears under the sapphire a nixie ’s green.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of mail returned as undeliverable.
  • :* mailers may also receive information on addresses that are undeliverable for reasons other than a customer move (i.e., nixie notifications) — United States Postal Service Address Change Service description