"ixnay" meaning in English

See ixnay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪksneɪ Etymology: Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin phrase to enter common American English besides amscray and igpay. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts and The Flintstones episodes, possibly the main sources of popularity for the words. Head templates: {{en-interj}} ixnay
  1. (slang) No. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ixnay-en-intj-OBeKILRw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪksneɪ Etymology: Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin phrase to enter common American English besides amscray and igpay. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts and The Flintstones episodes, possibly the main sources of popularity for the words. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ixnay (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Nothing; nix; often in the phrase "ixnay on ...", indicating something that must not be mentioned, often in Pig Latin Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ixnay-en-noun-sRsjuJCH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 56 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 45 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg Forms: ixnays [present, singular, third-person], ixnaying [participle, present], ixnayed [participle, past], ixnayed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪksneɪ Etymology: Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin phrase to enter common American English besides amscray and igpay. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts and The Flintstones episodes, possibly the main sources of popularity for the words. Head templates: {{en-verb}} ixnay (third-person singular simple present ixnays, present participle ixnaying, simple past and past participle ixnayed)
  1. (slang, transitive) To reject something. Tags: slang, transitive Related terms: nix, XNAY
    Sense id: en-ixnay-en-verb-Dxp-AdA~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 47 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Homer Simpson: Being a cop husband is one mighty sweet deal. This police radio entertains me with other people's miseries, we get a free funeral for Marge (god forbid), and I can run background checks on whomever I want . . . Mohammar.\nMoe Szyslak: Homer, please, please! Ixnay on the ohammar-May!",
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          "type": "quote"
        },
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          "ref": "2022 July 15, DRWolf001, “TF2 Analysis: New Opportunities Part 2”, in YouTube, spoken by Thespio:",
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