nix
No! Not at all!No! Not at all!
/nɪks/
» There's a whole day's work for nix.
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2 sensesNo! Not at all!
(obsolete)A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.
Examples
2 sentencesThere's a whole day's work for nix.
We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.
ruМы вынуждены отменить завтрашнее собрание из-за проблем с расписанием. — paul_lingvo
Origin
From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.
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