bix

English

Noun

bix pl (plural only)

1. (UK, informal) Biscuits.
   • 2000 January 5, "blackbat" <XXXbtinternet.com>, "Re: the spy who loved tea", message-ID <38760635.2776140@news.btinternet.com>, 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 <Chris_@spamdeath.kill.die.wizards.co.uk>, "Re: Home Highway - ADSL", message-ID <1oq76vo4gduo15ukcgrdr7e0cecibp8bs2@4ax.com>, 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 <kLwUe.16493$k22.12458@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, 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 *biːᴮ (“older sibling”). Cognate with Thai พี่ (pîi), Northern Thai ᨻᩦ᩵, Lao ພີ່ (phī), Lü ᦗᦲᧈ (pii¹), Shan ပီႈ (pīi), Ahom 𑜆𑜣 (pī), Zhuang beix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi˧˩/

Noun

bix

1. elder sibling

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

bix n (plural bixuri)

1. (dated, slang) cigarette stump

Declension

Declension of bix

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bix	bixul	(niște) bixuri	bixurile
genitive/dative	(unui) bix	bixului	(unor) bixuri	bixurilor
vocative	bixule		bixurilor

References

• bix in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN