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ixnay
/ˈɪksˌneɪ/
intj 1noun 1verb 1
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2IXNAY + NOUN
ay-geth, omtay, w-a-l-k
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on
Definitions
intj
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No.
noun
1
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!
verb
1
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.
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Ixnay on the "W-A-L-K" while the dogs can hear you.
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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
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"Ixnay on the ay-geth...way! I'm only 'out' to my closest friends! It can't get back to my family!"
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If I wasn't so bored out of my mind, I would have ixnayed that idea.
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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.
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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.
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