flix

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪks/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪks
  • Homophone: flicks

Etymology 1

Compare flax.

Noun

flix (uncountable)

  1. The soft fur of some animals, especially the beaver.
    • 1757, John Dyer, The Fleece:
      sleek of flix, and brown like deer,
      Fearful and shepherdless, they bound along
      The sands […]

Etymology 2

Phonetic respelling.

Noun

flix pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) Alternative spelling of flicks (motion pictures)
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