nixed; nixing; nixes
US, informal
: to refuse to accept or allow (something) : veto, reject
The court nixed the merger.
Many of Paris's newest hangouts are nixing gilded French style in favor of white walls, psychedelia and menus of tuna carpaccio and Parmesan-arugula salad.—
Jane Sigal
Jane SigalPrince has cited artistic factors for nixing the reunion.—Chris Willman
Chris Willman
: no
—used to express disagreement or the withholding of permission —often used with on
they said nix on our plan
: a water sprite of Germanic folklore
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Verb
our supervisor nixed my request to work from home, if only on a trial basis
movie audiences have effectively nixed the idea of the reviving the old-fashioned western by emphatically ignoring this latest effort
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Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
According to reports, the veteran actor was diagnosed with the illness yesterday, leading him to nix the appearance as of this morning.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Paramount’s decision to nix funding comes during a financially perilous time for the storied media conglomerate.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The Fab Five was supposed to be used again this year but, likely due to the impossibly thorny optics of introducing Best Actress nominee Karla Sofía Gascón and the controversy surrounding her Islamophobic and anti-Black tweets, the format was nixed.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
According to reports, the veteran actor was diagnosed with the illness yesterday, leading him to nix the appearance as of this morning.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
Trump took credit for having his Transportation Secretary nix backing for New York City's congestion pricing program, which charges people $9 to drive below midtown Manhattan.
—Janet Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Paramount’s decision to nix funding comes during a financially perilous time for the storied media conglomerate.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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