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Pix vs Bix - What's the difference?

pix | bix |

As nouns the difference between pix and bix

is that pix is (informal) or pix can be a variant of pyx while bix is (uk|informal).

pix

English

Etymology 1

First attested , along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=slanguage].

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (informal)
  • * 1946 , “Palisades Notes”, in , Nielsen Business Media, Inc., ISSN 0006-2510, Volume 58, Number 37 (1946 September 14), page 82:
    • Annual photo contest has brought in some pix by amateurs which are definitely in the professional category.
  • * 1978 , response to a letter to the editor, in American Motorcyclist , American Motorcyclist Association, ISSN 0277-9358, Volume 32, Number 2 (1978 February), page 4:
    • Photo selection can be tricky with space limitations, Arthur, and we blew that one. Hope the Scott pix in our January issue made you feel better about this.
  • * 2010 , Lynn Powell, Framing Innocence: A Mother’s Photographs, a Prosecutor’s Zeal, and a Small Town’s Response , The New Press, ISBN 978-1-59558-551-6, pages 15–16:
    • He nervously wrote down Amy’s instructions for what to say and how to behave if the police came back with a search warrant:
  • *:*
  • *:* take pix of damage afterward
  • motion pictures; movies.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (es)
  • A variant of pyx
    • English three-letter words ----

    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.
    English three-letter words ----