NIX


Meaning of NIX in English

informal

■ pronoun nothing.

■ exclamation

1》 expressing denial or refusal.

2》 Brit. dated used as a warning that a person in authority is approaching. [perh. from the obs. phr. keep ~ 'to watch, guard'.]

■ verb chiefly N. Amer. put an end to; cancel: he ~ed the deal.

Origin

C18: from Ger., colloq. var. of nichts 'nothing'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.