sixer

Etymology

From six + -er.

noun

  1. (cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded 6 runs; a six.
  2. A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six. Whence also Senior Sixer.
    Many packs have a sixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet with Akela and some of the other leaders. 1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council, The Cub Book
  3. (slang) A prison sentence of six months.
    1869, A Merchant. Editor: Frank Henderson, Six Years in the Prisons of England The copper knew I did that job, and had me up on suspicion some time after, and gave me a drag (three months) over it. The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.
  4. (slang) A six-pack of a beverage.
    Well, I'll let you get back to work. I'll swing by later on with a sixer of Melonade! 14 August 2006, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “No Hands On Deck!”, in Homestar Runner, spoken by Bubs (Matthew Chapman)

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