tix

English

Etymology

From tics (plural of tic (“ticket”)) with -x replacing the /ks/ sound.

Noun

tix pl (plural only)

1. (informal) Tickets (passes entitling the holder to admission).
   • 1983 February 5, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 14:

     $7.50, tix avail at New Words after xmas or at OASIS on Sat night only, or send money orders only w/SASE to Amazon Productions

   • 2005 May 29, Jeremy Caplan, “The Sweet Sounds of Summer”, in Time:

     Go to FatLens.com, a new site that scours the Web for the cheapest concert tix.

   • 2017 August 12, “The Extreme Excursion to Planet X”, in Wandering Wenda:

     Space Exploration Extravaganza: Examine Texas Space Expo: Tix Here

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtíʃ]

Noun

tīx (inanimate)

1. first-person plural possessive plural of īxtli; (they are) our eyes.