Ix-nay
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of ixnay alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"He didn’t, though, so I figured I’d better get down there if for no other reason than to put the ix-nay on Sam’s cock-and-bull story about the three male strike leaders playing cards all night at an after-hours poker palace in Harlem."
- 1 Alternative form of ixnay alt-of, alternative
"When I told him I was thinking about joining the Harvard Brain Bank a couple of years back, he started shaking his head: “Ix-nay on the ainbrank-bray.”"
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More examples"He didn’t, though, so I figured I’d better get down there if for no other reason than to put the ix-nay on Sam’s cock-and-bull story about the three male strike leaders playing cards all night at an after-hours poker palace in Harlem."
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