Nixon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Nick +‎ -son, an alteration of Nickson, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nicholas".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪk.sɪn/, /ˈnɪk.sən/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪksɪn

Proper noun

Nixon

  1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
    1. Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States of America.
      • 2024 August 8, Jonathan van Harmelen, “The Little-Known Group That Pioneered Watergate’s Dirty Tricks—and Changed American Politics”, in TIME[1], archived from the original on 14 August 2024:
        Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist.
  2. A township in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.
  3. A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, named in honor of George S. Nixon, Nevada senator.

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Noun

Nixon

  1. (slang, narcotics) A drug of low quality and low potency passed off as a powerful, pure drug.