@Rapidcreek to politics • 11 months agoFlorida Republican nixes plan to have taxpayers pay Trump’s legal billswww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square36arrow-up1229arrow-down112
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minus-square@A_Alink3•11 months agoNot sure what “nixes” means : article goes : A push by some Florida Republicans to use taxpayer money to help pay for former President Donald Trump’s multiple legal battles quickly fell apart after Gov. Ron DeSantis threatened to veto the legislation.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoIt means to get rid of or stop doing. To cancel.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•edit-211 months agoit’s an ellision of “nichts” (nothing) from German, gaining popularity as English slang in the 1830s and 40s.
Not sure what “nixes” means : article goes :
It means to get rid of or stop doing. To cancel.
it’s an ellision of “nichts” (nothing) from German, gaining popularity as English slang in the 1830s and 40s.