bixie

English

Chinese statue of a bixie

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 辟邪 (bìxié).

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

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

Synonyms

• (mythical beast): chimaera, cloud deer

Translations

mythical beast

• Chinese: 辟邪 (cmn) (bìxié)

  Min Nan: 辟邪 (nan) (phek-siâ, phì-siâ)

• Korean: 벽사 (ko) (byeoksa)

References

• Bixie-Be-Gone.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bixie (plural bixies)

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