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 form of flicks (motion pictures)