"ixnay" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪksneɪ Etymology: Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin phrase to enter common American English besides amscray. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts, possibly the main source of popularity for the words. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nix}} nix, {{m|en|amscray}} amscray 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, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 46 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪksneɪ Etymology: Pig Latin version of nix; possibly the only Pig Latin phrase to enter common American English besides amscray. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts, possibly the main source of popularity for the words. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nix}} nix, {{m|en|amscray}} amscray 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 language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 46 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪksˌneɪ/ Audio: En-us-ixnay.ogg [US] 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. Ixnay and amscray were used widely in The Three Stooges shorts, possibly the main source of popularity for the words. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nix}} nix, {{m|en|amscray}} amscray 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 language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 46 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ix-nay

Inflected forms

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