Fixin’s are the savoury adjuncts that accompany both grub and vittles: fixin’s include condiments such as ketchup and relish, but they may also extend to gravy, salad dressing, and black-eyed peas, all of which help to turn a mere heap o’ food into a fine spread. In use since the early nineteenth century; the word fixin’s is simply a contracted form of fixings; the verb from which this noun is formed\u2014fix\u2014derives from the Latin figere, meaning to fasten, a meaning still apparent in the word fixin’s in so far as these items are attached or “fastened” to the main dishes. Words related tofixin’s include crucifix, literally meaning fastened to a cross, and fixate, meaning to become obsessively attached to something.<\/p>\n
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Fixin’s are the savoury adjuncts that accompany both grub and vittles: fixin’s include condiments such as ketchup and relish, but they may also extend to gravy, salad dressing, and black-eyed peas, all of which help to turn a mere heap o’ food into a fine spread. In use since the early nineteenth century; the word […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\n