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MX¹

proper noun

  1. US, abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of Missile, Experimental (original project name of the LGM-118 Peacekeeper ICBM).

noun MXs

  1. Internet, abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of mail exchanger
  2. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of motocross
  3. abbreviation, countable, uncountable Abbreviation of Maltese Cross, a cancellation mark appearing on early British stamps.

Mx²

  • /mɪks/
  • /məks/

Where it comes from

Coined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.

noun Mx.

  1. A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc. Mx. Mirage. I am a radically queer trannyboi with a big mouth.

Mx³

noun

  1. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of management

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: maxwell, line, silo, e, cn, ea, fig, gp, h, l, m, master, miss, mr, mrs, multiple

Translations

Every language

noun gender-neutral general honorific title

日本語さん san, 様 sama, 氏 shi
FrançaisMx
Italianosignorə, signor, a

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"MX." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mx. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

MX. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mx

Chicago

"MX." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mx.

BibTeX
@misc{mx_2026,
  title = {MX},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}