/ nɪks; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ vn ] ( NAmE , informal ) to prevent sth from happening by saying 'no' to it
■ noun
[ U ] ( NAmE , informal ) nothing
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (as a noun): from German , colloquial variant of nichts nothing.
/ nɪks; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ vn ] ( NAmE , informal ) to prevent sth from happening by saying 'no' to it
■ noun
[ U ] ( NAmE , informal ) nothing
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (as a noun): from German , colloquial variant of nichts nothing.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005