flix
flix Lexical Profile
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• noun
Motion pictures or movies; a stylized spelling of 'flicks'.
"We decided to stay in, order a pizza, and watch some flix on the couch."
The soft down or fur of an animal, especially that of a beaver or hare (archaic).
"The old trapper examined the beaver's flix to determine the quality of the pelt."
Word Nuance & Usage
In modern English, 'flix' is almost exclusively used as a stylized slang spelling for 'flicks' (movies), most widely recognized in the brand name Netflix. Its historical uses referring to animal fur or dysentery (flux) are obsolete.
• Rhymes for flix
Word Origin & Etymology
The modern slang sense is a late 20th-century stylized spelling of 'flicks', derived from 'flick' (1920s slang for a motion picture, referring to the flickering of early projectors). The archaic sense referring to fur may be related to 'fleece' or Old French 'flosche' (down).
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