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nix or nixie, in Germanic mythology, water sprite. The nixes could assume various shapes, most frequently as half human and half fish. They could do favors for humans, particularly in teaching them bewitching music, but for the most part they were treacherous and malignant.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

nix1 (sl.) nothing. XVIII. — colloq. G. nix, for nichts, g. of niht nothing (cf. NOUGHT).

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

nix¹ / niks/ inf. • n. nothing: apart from that, nix. • interj. expressing denial or refusal: “I owe you some money.” “Nix, nix.” • v. [tr.] put an end to; cancel: he nixed the deal just before it was to be signed. nix² • n. (fem. nix·ie / ˈniksē/ ) (in Germanic mythology) a water sprite.

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