verb
- rejected, vetoed, or put an end to something; said no to a proposal or plan
Usage: informal; slang; past tense of 'ixnay,' which is pig Latin for 'nix'
Examples
- The principal ixnayed the students' request to skip the final exam.
- My parents ixnayed my plan to stay out past midnight.
- The budget proposal was ixnayed by the committee.
- She ixnayed the idea of going to the party without finishing her homework.
- The coach ixnayed any talk of skipping practice.
- They ixnayed the merger after reviewing the financial reports.