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
Examples of nix in a Sentence
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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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Quinn had a couple of credentials for his radio show, which had planned to broadcast from Dublin but nixed it at the last minute because co-host LaVar Arrington, the former Penn State and NFL linebacker, didn’t have a passport.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Will the elimination of the deduction nix free food?
Nicholas Brown, a Stanford University economics professor who studies remote work, doesn't think companies will eliminate the free food perks with the loss of the tax deduction.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Verb
The company had traditionally hesitated to include browns in its product range, but in her first year, after nixing the violet, Waight Keller introduced mocha brown, chocolaty brown, and a winey brown that looked like it had been poured from a decanter.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Quinn had a couple of credentials for his radio show, which had planned to broadcast from Dublin but nixed it at the last minute because co-host LaVar Arrington, the former Penn State and NFL linebacker, didn’t have a passport.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Also this year, a performance artists vomits paint on Lady Gaga, the Music keynote, at Stubb's BBQ after the city nixes plans to put her in a giant Doritos vending machine in a parking lot.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
Will the elimination of the deduction nix free food?
Nicholas Brown, a Stanford University economics professor who studies remote work, doesn't think companies will eliminate the free food perks with the loss of the tax deduction.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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“Nix.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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