What about "xargs" instead?
:)
The NATO alphabet use "X-Ray", which https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet describes as "ECKS RAY".
I also pronounce "xargs" with a leading "ECKS".
I don't think I'm pronouncing it wrong. https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/manual/html_node/find... says 'The name xargs, pronounced EX-args, means “combine arguments.”'