Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mox nix

/ˈmɑks ˌnɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: mox nix
IPA: /ˈmɑks ˌnɪks/

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

it doesn't matter; no worries

Dated; Slang

adj

unimportant, irrelevant

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"When they want to do something, they do it! Whether we've funded it, whether we'll support it—mox nix. They do it!"
"No, I get it. Small matter. Mox nix."
"I thought it resembled me more than Hartwick but mox nix—it was ours."
"If you don't have time to do this don't worry about it because it's mox nix to me (mox nicht—makes no difference)."
"Frankly it's mox-nix to me."
"Mox nix to me if you cover for him."

Etymology

An alteration of German macht nichts (“doesn't matter”) that originated among American soldiers stationed in Germany after World War II.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: macht nichts

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑks ˌnɪks/

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

mox-nix (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce mox nix?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑks ˌnɪks/.
What does mox nix mean?: it doesn't matter; no worries
Where does mox nix come from?: It is traced to German.

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