different between blix vs bix

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ks

Noun

blix (uncountable)

1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) Guns.

   See all these blix?

English

Noun

bix pl (plural only)

1. (Britain, informal) biscuits
   • 2000 January 5, "blackbat" <XXXbtinternet.com>, "Re: the spy who loved tea", message-ID <[email protected]>, alt.2eggs.sausage.beans.tomatoes.2toast.largetea.cheerslove, Usenet:

     I was just wondering what everyone else has in their respective Coffee/Tea […]

     please specify what food stuffs that you have been known to dunk.

     very catholic, me - strictly bix only

   • 2003 March 3, Chris Comley <[email protected]>, "Re: Home Highway - ADSL", message-ID <[email protected]>, uk.telecom.broadband, Usenet:

     Make sure you have plenty of tea/coffee and choccy bix on hand when they show up!

   • 2005 September 10, Adrian Bailey <dadgehotmail.com>, "Re: [=SDC=] Q46. A cup of tea's too wet without one....", message-ID <[email protected]>, alt.usage.english, Usenet:

     btw, the bix are Albert (NAITUK), Lincoln, Jammie Dodger, (Jaffa Cake - NAB), Thin Arrowroot, Malted Milk, Nice, Hobnob.

Derived terms

• Weet-Bix
• Weetabix
• Oatibix
• Twix

Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *bi?? (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai ??? (pîi), Northern Thai ???, Lao ??? (ph?), Lü ??? (pii¹), Shan ??? (p?i), Ahom ???????? (pii), Zhuang beix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi??/

Noun

bix

1. elder sibling