sixer

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English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From six +‎ -er.

Noun

sixer (plural sixers)

  1. (cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.
    Synonym: six
  2. A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.
    Coordinate term: senior sixer
    • 1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council, The Cub Book:
      Many packs have a sixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet with Akela and some of the other leaders.
  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.
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Etymology 2

Calque of Hindi छक्का (chakkā).

Noun

sixer (plural sixers)

  1. (India) A transgender person