ixnay

ix nay |ˈiksˌnā ˈɪksneɪ | informal ▶exclam. (ixnay on /to ) used in rejecting something specified: a nice place to paddle, but ixnay on the swimming. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cancel or stop: he ought to ixnay with the moral exhibitionism and get into the entertainment biz. ORIGIN 1930s: pig Latin for nix .

ixnay

ixnay |ˈɪksneɪ |US informal ▶exclamation (ixnay on /to ) used in rejecting something specified: ixnay to corporate control! ▶verb [ with obj. ] cancel or stop: the group has ixnayed the rest of its North American tour. ORIGIN 1920s: pig Latin for nix 1 .