ixnay

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
15
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɪks(ˌ)neɪ/

Definition of ixnay

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. (slang)No.
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intj

  1. (slang)No.

noun

  1. (slang, uncountable)Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on ...", indicating something that must not be mentioned, often in Pig Latin
    “Ixnay on the "W-A-L-K" while the dogs can hear you.”
    “Homer Simpson: Being a cop husband is one mighty sweet deal. This police radio entertains me with other people's miseries, we get a free funeral for Marge (god forbid), and I can run background checks on whomever I want . . . Mohammar. Moe Szyslak: Homer, please, please! Ixnay on the ohammar-May!”
    “"Ixnay on the ay-geth...way! I'm only 'out' to my closest friends! It can't get back to my family!"”
    “Voice, ixnay on the estioning-quay of Iery-fay Ecretary-say!”

verb

  1. (slang, transitive)To reject or cancel something; nix.
    “If I wasn't so bored out of my mind, I would have ixnayed that idea.”
    “Personally, I'd rather feel momentarily bummed when my agent ixnays a two-paragraph idea than totally crushed when she ixnays a 110-page screenplay it took six months to perfect.”
    “You didn't want to ask for a handout—you have a vague memory of him ixnaying advances when you signed your contract—but you don't have much choice.”
    “TRUMP'S MEDIA BUBBLE COLLAPSES: Fox News struggles to ixnay the Epsteinway.”
    “あ た 龍さん 密輸だの腹切るだの 物騒”

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Etymology

Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin word to enter common American English besides amscray and igpay. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts and The Flintstones episodes, possibly the main sources of popularity for the words.

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