Stix

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Styx. alt-of, alternative

Example

More examples

"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?"

Etymology

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

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