nix 1
/niks/ , Slang.
n.
1. nothing.
adv.
2. no.
interj.
3. (used as an exclamation, esp. of warning): Nix, the cops!
v.t.
4. to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: to nix the project.
[ 1780-90; nichts nothing ]
nix 2
/niks/ , n. , pl. nixes .
(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.
[ 1825-35; Nix, OHG nihhus; c. OE nicor water monster, ON nykr, Norw nøkk, Sw näck; cf. Skt nenekti (he) washes ]