verb · transitive · rare

ixnay

ixnay · ixnays · ixnayed · ixnaying

To reject or cancel somethingTo reject or cancel something; nix.

/ˈɪks(ˌ)neɪ/

» "Where's Tom?" "Ixnay on the Omtay. Arymay's in the other oomray."

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Meaning

1 senses

(slang)To reject or cancel something; nix.

Examples

1 sentences

"Where's Tom?" "Ixnay on the Omtay. Arymay's in the other oomray."
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Origin

Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin word to enter common American Englis

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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Forms

ixnays, ixnaying, ixnayed, ixnayed

Base form	ixnay · to ixnay
3rd person singular	ixnays
Present participle	ixnaying
Past simple	ixnayed
Past participle	ixnayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ixnay
he, she, it	ixnays

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ixnayed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ixnayed
he, she, it	has ixnayed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ixnay

Word family

1 related words

Relatednix

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle