This is like Sesame Street 🙂.
Words of today are nixer and nix, brought to you by the letters N and X , unrelated to knack or nack or knackered (except, perhaps in an onomatopaeic, no, alliterative ? way).
https://www.etymonline.com/word/nix nixer is an Irish slang term for a casual,, often "off-the-books" or part-time, job, .. The term originates from " nix " (meaning "nothing" or "no") .. implying work done for cash with no tax or insurance declared. Origin: The term is derived from "nix," which stems from the German nichts or colloquial nix (meaning nothing).
https://www.etymonline.com/word/knack knack "a deception, trick, device," a word of uncertain origin. .. "a sharp sounding blow" .. knak, .. German knacken "to crack;" also knap) .. Sense of "special skill" .. is first recorded 1580s. In old slang (mid-18c. to mid-19c.) nacky meant "full of knacks; ingenious, dexterous."
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nack nack (networking) To acknowledge negatively; to send a NAK signal to.
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=knackered knackered "worn out, tired," .. knacker/nacker "harness-maker" (1570s) .. Old Norse hnakkur "saddle," related to hnakki "back of the neck,"
[15:33, 04/02/2026] James Coleman: 😀 possibly sign of light headedness just cycled back up the road after donating a pint of blood
nix sounds latin, doesn't it ? .. nix means snow in latin
Brought to you by the surprising gap in knowledge of someone on family whatsapp group (not knowing what a nixer is).
