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sixer

sixer

3 4.6
A pack of six bottles or cans of drinks
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪkər/
  • Informal
translation icon : pack de seis
  • The party was lively, thanks to the sixer of craft beers I brought.

Examples

  • Say, man, why don't you run out to the Centennial over there... and pick me up a sixer of this stuff.

  • Hey, man, we got a few sixers.

  • A sixer for your Mom and one for you.

  • You could at least bring a sixer.

  • Same as always, five and a sixer?

  • Would you run down to Red's and pick up a sixer of Bud?

  • Just going to the store to get a sixer or stopping in the local greasy spoon to shoot the breeze freely?

    Blog text (26)
  • "And I am coming out with my sixer and his bottles, sliding into the driver's seat, Danny holding out a hand, smiling full-time now, when sirens rise up toward town.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Let's grab a sixer of beers for the barbecue.

  • He bought a sixer from the store to share with friends.

Synonyms

six-pack
vssixer
39 2.1

A pack of six bottles or cans of drinks sold together

is a broader term meaning any container holding six items rather than only drinks
half dozen
vssixer
37 1.0

A group of six things or people

is similar but emphasizes a physical container holding the six items
half-dozen
vssixer
30 1.0

Six things or people that form a group

is a packaged container for six items rather than just a count
sixpack
vssixer
1 3.2

A pack of six bottles or cans of a drink like beer

is a general container for six similar items, not only a retail pack

How Many

pack
420 1.0
dozen
453 1.0
sixer
  • Informal
3 4.6
pair
889 1.0
single
1.0

Surface Forms

sixer singular
sixers plural

Morphology

sixer = six (semi-transparent) = six + er

The structure is clear as 'six' + '-er', but the specific sense of a container holding six items is somewhat lexicalized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Sixer comes from the number six plus the ending -er, so it means a 'set of six' or something that has six parts, like a small box with six bottles.