paxis

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/ˈpæksɪs/

interjection

Used by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.

OriginLatin pax →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

interjection
  1. UKUsed by schoolchildren to express immunity from "being caught" in games such as bulldog or it.

Origin

  1. Latinpax“peace”
  2. Englishpaxis

From the Latin pax (“peace”).

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APA

paxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxis

MLA

“paxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paxis.

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