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—fix—derives 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.