Ix-nay

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.

Ix-nay on bonuses, giveaways, raffles, or prizes

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.”

Ix-nay, kid. Ix-nay. Don’t even think about anything so lame-brained.