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单词 ixnay
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Definition of ixnay in English:

ixnay

exclamation ˈɪksneɪˈiksnā
ixnay on/toUS informal
  • Used in rejecting something specified.

    ixnay to corporate control!
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I just want to 2nd the ixnay on cutesy text messages… uh… and baking cookies together.
    • Well, the couple is fighting back saying ixnay on those rumors.
verb ˈɪksneɪˈiksnā
[with object]US informal
  • Cancel or stop.

    the group has ixnayed the rest of its North American tour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The execs ixnayed the female first mate from the pilot, and he basically smuggled Nichelle Nicholls in under his coat, only mentioning offhand he was ‘going to add a little colour’ to the bridge crew.
    • Though President Bush ixnayed that idea, Wilkinson is still optimistic.
    • Yeah, i ixnayed the home-made dough and substituted a 2-pack of prepackaged stuff... pretty decent so far.
    • I ixnayed all the pesticides like perm and BB. Haven't touched them in months. Went organic and it worked in about 17 days. I am not anemic anymore and I am starting to feel pretty good.

Origin

1920s: pig Latin for nix1.

 
 

Definition of ixnay in US English:

ixnay

exclamationˈiksnā
ixnay on/to/withUS informal
  • Used in rejecting something specified.

    a nice place to paddle, but ixnay on the swimming
    ixnay with the moral exhibitionism
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, the couple is fighting back saying ixnay on those rumors.
    • I just want to 2nd the ixnay on cutesy text messages… uh… and baking cookies together.
verbˈiksnā
[with object]US informal
  • Cancel or stop.

    there are no officials to ixnay development here
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though President Bush ixnayed that idea, Wilkinson is still optimistic.
    • Yeah, i ixnayed the home-made dough and substituted a 2-pack of prepackaged stuff... pretty decent so far.
    • The execs ixnayed the female first mate from the pilot, and he basically smuggled Nichelle Nicholls in under his coat, only mentioning offhand he was ‘going to add a little colour’ to the bridge crew.
    • I ixnayed all the pesticides like perm and BB. Haven't touched them in months. Went organic and it worked in about 17 days. I am not anemic anymore and I am starting to feel pretty good.

Origin

1920s: pig Latin for nix.

 
 
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