NIXIE

Etymology 1

Noun

nixie (plural nixies)

A female nix, a water-spirit.

Etymology 2

Noun

nixie (plural nixies)

A piece of mail returned as undeliverable.

Source: Wiktionary


Nix"ie, n.

Definition: See Nix.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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