pax
Meaning
dibs (to claim a stake to something); used as a noun with the verbs få (“get, receive”) and ha (“have”), or as a verb: att paxa
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pax in a sentence
- Pax för soffan!I have (first) dibs on the sofa!
- Jag fick pax på framsätet!I got dibs on shotgun!
- Jag har paxat fåtöljen.I have dibsed the armchair.
Questions
What does pax mean in English?
pax means “dibs (to claim a stake to something); used as a noun with the verbs få (“get, receive”) and ha (“have”), or as a verb: att paxa”.
Origin
From Latin pāx (“peace”).
Nearby common words
pax is number 8,595 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 8,591kår corps
- 8,592medfödd congenital
- 8,593chokladkaka chocolate cake, chocolate tart, chocolate cake
- 8,594saloon a saloon (tavern, especially in an American Old West setting)
- 8,596psykiatriker psychiatrist
- 8,597bortgång passing (dying, usually naturally)
- 8,598områdena areas
- 8,599minor mines
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