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MX

/mɪks/

MX is the initialism of Missile.

MX is the abbreviation of mail exchanger.

MX is the abbreviation of motocross.

MX is the abbreviation of Maltese Cross.

Meaning of Missile

Noun

missile (plural missiles)

  1. Any object used as a weapon by being thrown or fired through the air, such as stone, arrow or bullet.
    • The Rhodians, who used leaden bullets, were able to project their missiles twice as far as the Persian slingers, who used large stones.
  2. A self-propelled projectile whose trajectory can be adjusted after it is launched.
    • That missile is explosive enough to kill hundreds.

Meaning of motocross

Noun

motocross (usually uncountable, plural motocrosses)

  1. (usually) A form of off-road motorbike racing.
  2. (usually) An event where such racing takes place.

Noun (1) capitalized: Mx

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.2010, Sassafras Lowrey, editor, Kicked Out, page 216
    • It has been proposed that in addition to the honorific Mr. for male and Ms. for female, that the honorific Mx. be used for intersexuals […]2013, Heinz Duthel, Kathoey Ladyboy: Thailand’s Got Talent, Books on Demand, published 2013, →ISBN, page 84

Noun (2) capitalized: Mx

Mx (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of management.

Forms of MX

pluralMXs
alternative formMx.

Origin of MX

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

Words formed from MX

Questions about MX

What does MX mean?
MX means a gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
What is MX the initialism of?
MX is the initialism of Missile.
What part of speech is MX?
MX is a noun.
How do you pronounce MX?
MX is pronounced /mɪks/.
What is the plural of MX?
The plural of MX is MXs.

Words near MX in the dictionary

  1. MWT
  2. MWTs
  3. MWU
  4. mwuah
  5. MWUs
  6. MX
  7. Mx.
  8. mxd
  9. mxd.
  10. MXene
  11. MXenes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: MX (page history and authors); Mx (page history and authors); missile (page history and authors); motocross (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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