different between tix vs bix

English

Noun

tix pl (plural only)

1. (informal) Clipping of tickets. (passes entitling the holder to admission)
   • 2005 May 29, Jeremy Caplan, "The Sweet Sounds of Summer," Time:

     Go to FatLens.com, a new site that scours the Web for the cheapest concert tix.

   • 2017 August 12 "The Extreme Excursion to Planet X" Wandering Wenda

     Space Exploration Extravaganza: Examine Texas Space Expo: Tix Here

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tí?]

Noun

t?x (inanimate)

1. first-person plural possessive plural of ?xtli; (they are) our eyes.

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