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Stix

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Styx. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sticks (“rural area”). alt-of, alternative, informal, plural, plural-only

    "How many of you folks out in the stix, who supply the very life's blood of the organization, would favor selection of convention cities in the same carefree manner that a millionaire chooses his annual destination to the sunny climes of the southland?"

  2. 2
    Plural of stick (“baton”). form-of, informal, plural, plural-only

    "Citrus juice, bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich, cheese stix — 2 one ounce stix, plums, milk."

Etymology

From sticks (plural of stick) with -x replacing the /ks/ sound.

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