bixie

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See also: bìxié

English

Chinese statue of a bixie

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biːˈʃeɪ/, /biːʃiˈeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

  1. A chimaera-like figure common in Chinese and Persian art.
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Etymology 2

From BIX, acronym for the Byte Information Exchange, a BBS on which these emoticons became popular.

Pronunciation

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

  1. (computing, dated) A type of emoticon such as <@_@>, which represents an unrotated expression, unlike a smiley.
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