nixed; nixing; nixes
US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
The court nixed the merger.
Many of Paris's newest hangouts are nixing gilded French style in favor of white walls, psychedelia and menus of tuna carpaccio and Parmesan-arugula salad.—
Jane Sigal
Jane SigalPrince has cited artistic factors for nixing the reunion.—Chris Willman
Chris Willman
: no
—used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission —often used with on
they said nix on our plan
: a water sprite of Germanic folklore
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Verb
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Senate Republicans planned to hold a floor vote on Ratcliffe on Tuesday, but Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on the floor that Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) nixed a time agreement that would have sped up the confirmation.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Amid all this, cryptocurrency assets are skyrocketing in value thanks to Trump’s unsubtle promises to nix regulation of an industry that also funneled millions into his comeback.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The last Trump administration tried to nix California’s waiver; that didn’t work.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
Senate Republicans planned to hold a floor vote on Ratcliffe on Tuesday, but Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on the floor that Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) nixed a time agreement that would have sped up the confirmation.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Paramount’s decision to nix funding comes during a financially perilous time for the storied media conglomerate.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Amid all this, cryptocurrency assets are skyrocketing in value thanks to Trump’s unsubtle promises to nix regulation of an industry that also funneled millions into his comeback.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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