Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ix-nay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: ix--nay
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ixnay

Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of ixnay

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ix-nays (present, singular) ix-naying (participle, present) ix-nayed (participle, past) ix-nayed (past)

Questions

What does ix-nay mean?: Alternative form of ixnay

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