[nix] n [G nichts nothing] (1789): nothing
[2]nix vt (ca. 1934): veto, reject "the court ~ed the merger" [3]nix adv (ca. 1909): no--used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission--often used with on "they said ~ on our plan" [4]nix n [G, fr. OHG nihhus; akin to OE nicor water monster and perh. to Gk nizein to wash] (1833): a water sprite of Germanic folklore