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Nix vs Bix - What's the difference?

nix | bix |

As nouns the difference between nix and bix

is that nix is : nothing while bix is alternative form of lang=en.

As a verb nix

is to make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.

As a proper noun Nix

is one of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006..

nix

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) nix, colloquial form of . More at (l).

Noun

(-)
  • (colloquial): nothing.
    • Synonyms
    * nada * zip

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
    • Nix the last order - the customer walked out.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 17 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Homer’s Triple Bypass” (season 4, episode 11; originally aired 12/17/1992) , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=At work Mr. Burns spies Homer munching complacently on a donut and hisses that each donut Homer shoves into his fat face brings him one donut closer to the poisoned donut Mr. Burns has ordered thrown into the mix as a form of culinary Russian Roulette, only to learn from Smithers that the plant’s lawyers ultimately nixed the poisoned donut plan because “they consider it murder.”}}
  • To destroy or eradicate.

    • Related terms

    * / eighty-six * ixnay * mox nix

    References

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (es)
  • A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.
    • ----

    bix

    English

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (UK, informal)
  • * 2000 January 5, "blackbat" <XXXbtinternet.com>, "Re: the spy who loved tea", message-ID <38760635.2776140@news.btinternet.com>, alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove , Usenet:
  • *:: I was just wondering what everyone else has in their respective Coffee/Tea
  • *:: please specify what food stuffs that you have been known to dunk.
    • very catholic, me - strictly bix only
  • * 2003 March 3, Chris Comley <Chris_@spamdeath.kill.die.wizards.co.uk>, "Re: Home Highway - ADSL", message-ID <1oq76vo4gduo15ukcgrdr7e0cecibp8bs2@4ax.com>, uk.telecom.broadband , Usenet:
    • Make sure you have plenty of tea/coffee and choccy bix on hand when they show up!
  • * 2005 September 10, Adrian Bailey <dadgehotmail.com>, "Re: [=SDC=] Q46. A cup of tea's too wet without one....", message-ID <kLwUe.16493$k22.12458@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, alt.usage.english , Usenet:
    • btw, the bix are Albert (NAITUK), Lincoln, Jammie Dodger, (Jaffa Cake - NAB), Thin Arrowroot, Malted Milk, Nice, Hobnob.
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