sixer
IPA: sˈɪksɝ
noun
- (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.
- A Cub Scout or Brownie who leads a group of six.
- (slang) A prison sentence of six months.
- (slang) A six-pack of a beverage.
- (India) A transgender person
- (basketball, informal) A player for the 76ers, a team from Philadelphia.
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Examples of "sixer" in Sentences
- The Sixers won the championship the following season.
- I'm going to pound a sixer of Red Bull, hop in a cab,
- Each six has a leader called a 'sixer' and a seconder.
- Leer and Chris left the band in mid 1999 to start Sixer.
- Here in Georgia, a good sixer of beer costs close to $10.
- Each Six has a Sixer and a Seconder who help to run the Six.
- Iverson had made it clear that he would like to stay a Sixer.
- He took the Sixers from the worst rebounding team, to the top 15.
- I've only ever heard this as a 16 oz can, usually sold as a sixer.
- Barry botched his shot attempt, and the Sixers won the championship.
- However the euphoria that greeted Iverson back to the Sixers faded quickly.
- Before long he had overtaken his fellow - "sixer," and almost immediately drew up to our champion.
- The next bit I did was a 'sixer' (six months), and I escaped from prison in about three weeks after I got it.
- Sitting right next door to the sixer was the single, at $.99, the econo pack was looking pretty good, coming in at just over $.66 each!
- I have to say that the young 'sixer' looked entirely at home in the heart of Government - and looked totally relaxed when facing the TV cameras.
- Just left the Chamber to find the First Minister in his room in deep discussion with two brownies from Caerphilly, including a 'sixer' - a senior position in 'brownie's world'.
- Now, going on to what I wanted to say, the key sponsors have more or less changed the way things like a sixer, a catch or a wicket are referred to by people in India, at least during the IPL.
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