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Etymology 1

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Fromsix +‎-er.

Noun

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sixer (pluralsixers)

  1. (cricket, colloquial) Ashot in which the ball passes over theboundary without touching the ground, for which thebatting team is awarded sixruns.
    Synonym:six
  2. ACub Scout orBrownie who leads a group of six.
    Coordinate term:senior sixer
    • 1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council,The Cub Book:
      Many packs have asixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet withAkela 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) Asix-pack of a beverage.
  5. (UK) Aconker that has won six matches.
    • 2005, Benedict Le Vay,Eccentric Britain, page32:
      The history of 'oners' becoming 'sixers' through successive victories[…]
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Etymology 2

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Calque ofHindiछक्का(chakkā).

Noun

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sixer (pluralsixers)

  1. (India) Atransgender person
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