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ixnay
UK /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ US /ˈɪksˌneɪ/
intj 1noun 1verb 1
Definitions
intj
1
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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