nixie

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[ nik-see ]
/ ˈnɪk si /
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noun

a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.

Origin of nixie

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First recorded in 1880–85; nix1 + -ie

Words nearby nixie

nivernais, nivkh, nivôse, nix, nixer, nixie, nixie tube, nixon, nixon doctrine, nixon, richard, niyama

Definition for nixie (2 of 2)

nixie 2
[ nik-see ]
/ ˈnɪk si /

noun German Folklore.

a female water spirit.

Origin of nixie

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1810–20; < German Nixe (Middle High German nickese, Old High German nicchessa; see nix2), perhaps construed at time of borrowing as nix2 + -ie

Words related to nixie

gremlin, gnome, demon, brownie, bogeyman, pixie, imp, fiend, spirit, sprite, kobold

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British Dictionary definitions for nixie

nixie
/ (ˈnɪksɪ) /

noun

German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans

Word Origin for nixie

C19: see nix