Dixie

n 1: the 11 southern states that seceded from the United States

in 1861 [syn: {Confederacy}, {Confederate States of

America}, {South}, {Dixie}, {Dixieland}]

2: (British) a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for

cooking; used in military camps

bixie

/bik'see/ Variant {emoticon}s used on {Byte Information

eXchange}. The {smiley} bixie is <◊_◊>, apparently intending

to represent two cartoon eyes and a mouth. A few others have

been reported.

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(1994-11-29)